either party thereto; and (2) where such rites and ceremonies include the Saptapadi (that is, the taking of seven steps by the bridegroom ... necessary for a Hindu marriage have to be proved. Homam and Saptapadi are also the essential ceremonies for a valid Hindu marriage. If the custom
either party thereto; and (2) where such rites and ceremonies include the Saptapadi (that is, the taking of seven steps by the bridegroom ... necessary for a Hindu marriage have to be proved. Homam and Saptapadi are also the essential ceremonies for a valid Hindu marriage. If the custom
Aruchami (A1) submitted
that Selvakumari had failed to prove that 'Saptapadi' was performed in
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performance of Saptapadi. The result will be that
the alleged marriage between the appellant and
Namita Ghosh
establish that the respondent and his alleged second wife had
performed saptapadi. Mr. Jain submits however, that saptapadi is not
an essential ingredient ... section 7(2) of the
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 only includes saptapadi where the
customary rites and ceremonies of either of the parties so ordains
ceremonies of marriage between the
parties were actually concluded or the 'Saptapadi',
which is an essential ceremony to be completed for a
Hindu ... pheras' were held and not the
seven pheras or the 'Saptapadi'.
CR No. 04/09 Nagesh Jain Vs Pushpa
Hindu marriage, viz., the invocation before the consecrated fire, and the saptapadi or the taking of seven steps by the bridegroom and bride jointly before ... plaintiff and the defendant, and that the ceremony of " saptapadi" was also performed by them jointly taking seven steps together near the consecrated
Bigamy - Second marriage performed without the ceremony of "Saptapadi" - Validity of, for the purposes of constituting offence under S.494 - Held, "Saptapadi ... under S.7-A of the Act, without ceremony of saptapadi, was a valid marriage so as to constitute an offence under
there is no material on record regarding performance of 'Saptapadi'.
4. In support of his aforesaid contention the learned Counsel for the petitioners ... proving second marriage where both the parties are Hindus, performance of 'Saptapadi' is required to be proved. Unless the 'Saptapadi
photographs of
their marriage, including the photographs pertaining to
the seven pheras (saptapadi) to the IO but the IO had
intentionally not filed the same ... that a complete
marriage was solemnized between them, which included the
' saptapadi ' (seven pheras) also, and total 12 photographs
of their marriage were
wife, even while going abroad, amongst the seven steps 'Saptapadi' in a traditional Hindu marriage, the first four steps are for food
