Clause 90

If any person shall, either orally or in writing, and either personally or through an intermediary, have entered into a contract of betrothal in accordance with the Muslim law, and shall subsequently refuse without lawful reason to marry the other party to such contract, such other party being willing to perform the same, the party in default shall be liable to pay to the other party the sum which it is agreed in the contract by which the marriage was arranged is to be paid by the party in breach of the contract, and, if a male, to pay as damages the amount expended in good faith in preparation for the marriage, or if a female, to return the betrothal gifts, if any, or the value thereof and to pay as damages the amount expended in good faith in preparation for the marriage, and the same may be recovered by action in the Shariah Court.