If a decision is made pursuant to
Section 78 to the effect that marriage is capable of being concluded
between the applicants, the concerned authority shall prepare a deed
of consent for marriage, also recording the matters specified in the
application and a statement to the effect that the parties to the
marriage have consented to accept each other as husband and wife,
cause the contracting parties and witnesses present to affix their
signature and thumb impression on the deed in his or her presence
and also sign the deed.