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The legal requirements under Section 5 of the Indian Christian Marriage Act, 1872 for a Christian marriage in India, particularly concerning the issuance of a notice of intended marriage to the Marriage Registrar and its publication are as follows:
- Notice of Intended Marriage: One of the parties intending to get married must give a written notice to the Marriage Registrar of the district where at least one of the parties has resided for not less than 14 days immediately preceding the date on which such notice is given.
- Form of Notice: The notice should be in the prescribed form and should state the names, occupation, age and residence of each of the parties intending to get married. It should also specify the name of the father (or if he is not alive, the mother or guardian) of each party.
- Publication of Notice: The Marriage Registrar, upon receiving the notice, should keep it in his office and put up a copy on the outer door of his office for public inspection. The notice should be published for 14 days.
- Objection to Marriage: Any person may, before the expiration of the notice publication period, object to the marriage on the ground that it would contravene one or more of the conditions specified in Section 60.
- Marriage Certificate: If no objection is made within the specified period, or if any objection is dismissed by the Marriage Registrar, then a certificate is issued by the Marriage Registrar to the parties. This certificate permits them to marry in accordance with the Act.