Bill excludes Jammu and Kashmir from NRI marriage registration
This Bill mandates that Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) register their marriages with Indian citizens or other NRIs within 30 days of the wedding. It aims to protect spouses from fraudulent marriages and facilitate the enforcement of family law rights.
Non-Resident Indians (defined as Indian citizens residing outside India) who marry an Indian citizen or another NRI, whether the marriage takes place in India or abroad.
- Mandatory registration of NRI marriages within 30 days of the wedding date under existing laws or with a Marriage Officer under the Foreign Marriage Act, 1969.
- Amendment to the Passport Act, 1967 allowing passport authorities to impound or revoke the passport/travel document of an NRI who fails to register their marriage within 30 days.
- Insertion of a new section (86A) in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, allowing courts to serve summons, warrants, and proclamations via a designated Ministry of External Affairs website.
- Provision for the attachment of movable or immovable property belonging to a proclaimed offender who fails to appear in court after such online service.
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Where this law is now — Introduced
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Document details
| Official title | THE REGISTRATION OF MARRIAGE OF NON-RESIDENT INDIAN BILL, 2019 |
| Source body | Parliament of India — Bills (Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha) |
| Reference number | XII |
| Status | active (bill) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Closing date | — |
| Documents | 1 |