The Meghalaya Compulsory Registration of Marriage Act, 2012 (Act No. 13 of 2012)
Section 17. Cognizance of offence under the Act.
No court shall take cognizance of any offence punishable under this Act, except upon a complaint in writing made by the Registrar of the area concerned or by an officer authorized by the RegistrarGeneral of Marriages as the Case may be.
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