Hindu Marriage Act Section 7 — Ceremonies for a Hindu marriage
General
Summary
A Hindu marriage can be performed using the traditional rituals and customs of either the bride or the groom. If those rituals include the Saptapadi, which is the couple taking seven steps together around a sacred fire, the marriage is considered complete and legally binding only after the seventh step is taken.
Official Text
(1) A Hindu marriage may be solemnized in accordance with the customary rites and ceremonies of either party thereto.
(2) Where such rites and ceremonies include the Saptapadi (that is, the taking of seven steps by the bridegroom and the bride jointly before the sacred fire), the marriage becomes complete and binding when the seventh step is taken.
Related Judgments
- DOLLY RANI vs MANISH KUMAR CHANCHAL — Supreme Court of India (2024)
- SMT. LAXMI DEVI vs SATYA NARAYAN AND ORS — Supreme Court of India (1994)
- ILAVARASAN vs THE SUPERITENDENT OF POLICE & ORS — Supreme Court of India (2023)
- SHAYARA BANO vs UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS — Supreme Court of India (2017)
