Kanyadan Ceremony Not Essential for Marriage: Allahabad High Court Clarifies Hindu Marriage Act

In a recent development, the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench, under the jurisdiction of Hon’ble Subhash Vidyarthi J., dismissed Criminal Revision No. 296 of 2024 filed by Ashutosh Yadav. The revision sought to challenge the validity of an order passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, FTC-1, Lucknow, in Sessions Trial No. 183 of 2019. The crux of the matter revolved around the invocation of Section 311…