Within Chapter 6, certain prohibitions related to marriage and clarifications related to the rights of children are outlined in the Criminal Code. If a woman is forced to marry under duress the marriage is voidable under Section 100. Likewise, compulsion of marriage is criminalized in Section 109. It states that a person who causes another to marry against his or her will shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Section 110 pertains to the custody of children. It states that if a parent or guardian is guilty under Section 108, which outlines causing or encouraging child seduction or prostitution, the Court may divest that person of authority over the child and appoint someone willing to take care of the child until he or she is twenty-one years of age or an age directed by the Court. The Court may also rescind or vary the appointment or order. Section 111 outlines the power of the Court to issue a warrant to search for a child detained for an "Immoral Purpose."
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