The Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929 was last amended in 1978 ... with a view to provide that offences under the Act shall be cognizable for the purpose of investigation and for matters other than matters referred to section 42 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 ... No further legislative measures to make the provisions of the Act more stringent are contemplated at present.

The practice of child marriage is deeply embedded amongst certain sections of the society and legislation would not by itself achieve the object of stopping this practice. It is only through social and economic uplift of these sections that the practice can be eradicated completely. (Source: LSUQ No. 3575 dated 21.12.1998 by D.S. Ahire, A.V. Naik and A.S. Bhonsle)