just go and tell your decision not to marry the girl.
After engagement not interested in marriage
Hello...I recently got engaged before a month. Marriage date is fixed also on next month. It's an arranged marriage, But unfortunately now I feel like she's not a good match for me, and I genuinely feel like I deserve someone better to live a happy life. Before engagement itself I said no to my family. But, Because of my family members interest I somehow got engaged. Both the families like each other. But I'm not fully interested from the beginning. I don't want to ruin both of our future. Just putting it straight. How can I marry someone in this state of mind ? What can I say to my parents now ? Kindly let me know is there any choice to decently call off this marriage without hurting both the families ?
Asked 2 months ago in Family Law
Religion: Hindu
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Call off the engagement
offer to pay expenses incurred for engagement
if any false case of dowry harassment is filed apply for and obtain anticipatory bail from sessions court
Hi
You will have to communicate it to your family about your concerns and how it is not a suitable match for you. As marriage is a social contract, there wont be any legal repercussions if you call it off. However, you would be obliged to return any valuable assets or money if that has been exchanged between families.
You may feel free to reach out to my counselling team for further discussion.
Thanks
If you do not want to get married to this girl then you can stop the marriage now itself instead of wasting more time.
You can inform your parents about your decision and the reasons and ask them to inform her parents about it.
You can offer to reimburse the expenses they incurred for this engagement and returns of their gifts given during engagement
You may face issues, however, it is better to inform them through your parents.
G.Rajaganapathy
Advocate
High Court of Madras
- As per section 65 of Indian Contract Act, any person who has received any advantage under such agreement or contract is bound to restore it, or to make compensation for it to the person from whom he received it.
- Further as per section 73, when a contract has been broken, the party who suffers by such breach is entitled to receive, from the party who has broken the contract, compensation for any loss or damage caused to him.
- Further, the party who broke the contract due to mistakes of other party will have also bear the consequences for breaching the contract as well.
- Further, breach of promise to marry also attracts an offence of cheating under S. 415 of the Indian Penal Code, if the intention was not to marry at the time of engagement.
- Since, you agreed for engagement due to pressure of the presents then can broke the engagement after informing the bride family.
- Better to just return the gift , ring etc. received at the time of engagement immediately , and further you are not responsible to pay the cost of engagement legally.
In the circumstances, talk to the girl to whom you are engaged with an open heart, and seek her cooperation in finding an amicable solution. If she agrees, your task will be easier in convincing the parents on either side.
