Girl forcing to marry her
8 Oct 2013, 22:04
Hi,I am Sazid from Bihar.
1. I had a friendship with a girl for 2 years and i have been contacting her over phone.Now she is hatching a conspiracy that i had promised to marry her.I dont want to marry but her mother and brothers are trying to move to court.In the whole life,i had neither touched her nor had any physical relations.
2.My parents had already seen a bride and we had given the words to each others family.
Kindly advise on how to tackle the situation legally.
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There can be no action for breach of promise unless a contract to marry has been made. There are no formal requirements regarding the contract. It need not to be evidenced by writing and the law prescribes no particular form of words. A promise by one person to marry another is not binding unless and until that other also promises to marry the first person. Mutual promises to marry may be implied from the conduct of the parties. A declaration of intention to marry another made to a third person will not constitute a promise unless communicated to the other person on the authority of the person making the declaration. While it is not necessary that the mutual promises should be concurrent, both should be made within a reasonable time of one another.
Hence if you never promised or made any declaration to marry this girl, then in no way she can raise a valid case against you in any court. […]
Hope this helps.
Regards.