Venkata Subbarayudu Chetty vs Tanguturu Venkatiah Shresti And Ors. on 14 September, 1966
(16) In Venkata Subbarayudu Chetty v. Tanguturu Venkatiah Shresti and others , it was held that where there was no evidence to prove that the two ceremonies esstential to the validity of .a marriage, namely,- (I)invocation before the sacred fire, and (ii) Saptapadi. that is, the taking of seven steps by the bridegroom and the bride jointly before the sacred fire,
had been performed and where the only evidence was that Tali was tied by the husband around the neck of the wife, it was not a valid marriage and that the conviction for an offence under section 494 Ipc was bad.