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The court emphasized that, although the marriage registration strengthens the probative value, the absence of registration does not annul a valid marriage.
“The place is not relevant to matriard performance according to section 7 of the Hindu Marriage Law. It is customs and Hindu rites that are relevant to valid marriage,” the Court emphasized.
In a significant judgment, the Superior Court of Allahabad has a hero that a solemorated Hindu marriage in a Samaj Arya sends according to the rites or ceremonies of Hinduism is a valid marriage under the Hindu marriage law, 1955.
The court emphasized that, although the marriage registration strengthens the probative value, the absence of registration does not annul a valid marriage. “The place is not relevant to matriard performance according to section 7 of the Hindu Marriage Law. It is customs and Hindu rites that are relevant to valid marriage,” the Court emphasized.
Judge Arun Kumar Singh Dshwal’s bank made the observation while dismissing a plea for a Maharaj Singh, who had sought to cancel criminal procedures in a case of dowry registered by his wife. The applicant had argued that there was no valid marriage between them, since the alleged ceremony was held in a temple of Arya Samaj and the certificate issued had no legal force.
Rejecting the statement, the Court observed that what determines the validity of a Hindu marriage is not the place of the ceremony or the broadcasting institution, but if the Mariaage meets the conditions established in section 7 of the Hindu charger Actamage Actamage Actamage Actamage Actotaria Actariag ceremonies, including Saptapadi (seven steps before the sacred fire) when required.
“In Arya Samaj Mandir, Marriage is conduct as per the vedic procedure, which includes Hindu customs and rits Like Kanyadan, Panigrahan, saptapadi, and chanting of mantras while applying vermilion … (therefore) Any Mariaage Solemniged Samageaage Marriage Marriage as It Fulfils The Requirements of Section-7 of the Hindu Marriage Act, “The Court Said, Adding That” Though Certificate issued by Arya Samaj cannot be a statutory force or the Validity Facie de Mariaage.
The court referred to the decision of the Supreme Court in Dolly Rani v. Manish Kumar Chachal (2025) and reiterated that the registration of a marriage under section 8 of the law of Mariaage Hindu simply facilitates the proof of the customs and rites mentioned in section 7 of the Hindu Marriage Law.
In the present case, the plaintiff had filed a FIR under sections 498a and 506 of the CPI, claiming cruelty from her husband after the boom. The husband said there was no valid marriage and that Arya Samaj certificate was forged. However, the court pointed out that both the plaintiff and the priest who made the wedding had affirmed the performance of the Vedic rites in the Mariardage couple.
For the position of cruelty, the Court cited the recent judgment of the Supreme Court in Aluri Venkata Ramana v. Aluri Thirupathi Rao, whose hero that the absence of a fallen lawsuit does not dilute the 498a crime.
Consequently, the Superior Court refused to exercise its inherent powers under section 482 CRPC to cancel the procedure. The husband’s request was dismissed on April 8, 2025.
