if you want to register the said marriage the date of marriage will be same

You have to register date Iof marriage  as 25 th March ie the day when marriage was solemnised 

The date of marriage has to be the same date i.e., the date on which the marriage was solemnised.

You can register the marriage at a later date too but you cannot fix the date of marriage as on the date of registration, it will be the date of solemnisation of marriage.

Manipulation of date may pave way to legal consequences at a later date 

the marriage is legally valid on the date the ceremony is performed, not the date of registration.If you marry on 25 March 2026 as per Hindu rituals, that is your legal date of marriage... You can register it later, but the registration must mention 25 March 2026 as the actual date.. Recording 30 June 2026 as the marriage date would not be legally correct and may create problems in future.

The Rules say that you should get your marriage registered within 90 day from its solemnization. Thus, even getting you marriage registered on 30th June is within the 90 days window. As such, I will advise you to get your marriage registered on 30th June, with the marriage date reflected on your registration cerftifacte as ''25.03.2026' 

Dear client,

Under a new Marriage Act 1955 a Hindu marriage become legally valid on the day it is solemnized That is the day proper Hindu rituals are performed and registration is not what makes marriage valid the ceremony makes it valid.

Now coming to your question

If you are getting married on 25th March 2026 as per Hindu customs then legally your date of marriage will be 25th March 2026 not 30 June 2026

You can register marriage later the Hindu Marriage Act allows registration even after some time and there is no problem in registration at on 30th June 2026 and many couples register the months even years later.

However you cannot change the actual date of marriage at the time of registration the date recorded in the marriage certificate must be the real date on which marriage ceremony took place and giving a different date would amount to giving a false information in official records which can create a legal problem.

Even if the priest gives the affidavit mentioning a different date the legally correct date remains the actual segment date and if the false information is knowingly submitted it may attract action for giving false declaration under the law.

If you have any queries please feel free to contact us.

Lawyers are officers of court 

we do not advise you to make false averments on oath as to date of your marriage  at the time of registration of your marriage 

please note making false statement on oath is a criminal offence 

there must be videos taken of your marriage ceremony . Your spouse or any witness present at your marriage ceremony may file complaint against you 

No illegal advise can be rendered by any lawyer in a public portal/ website like this. 

You consult any lawyer either from this website or outside and discuss the subject matter for the possibilities of any favorable solution. 

Under the Indian Penal Code, fraudulently going through a marriage ceremony (or falsifying its records) can be punished with imprisonment up to seven years.

2)false date can invalidate the marriage in future, 

3) An advocate's role is to provide legal solutions within the framework of the law, and advising on methods that constitute perjury or forgery could endanger both the client and the lawyer. 

The message is clear that an advocate is expected to render proper legal opinion which should be enforceable in law.

Don't expect any Advocate to give illegal advise in the public forums like this.

best of luck 

Thank you for your response. Before providing a proper reply, I kindly request that you share the complete details of the matter for clarity. To ensure a thorough discussion and provide appropriate guidance, a phone consultation or office visit would be necessary.

Under Hindu law, a marriage is legally solemnised on the date when the essential religious ceremonies are actually performed. For a Hindu marriage, this ordinarily means the performance of rites such as saptapadi. Registration under the Hindu Marriage Act does not create or postpone the marriage; it merely records a marriage that has already taken place. Consequently, if the Hindu ceremony solemnising the marriage is performed on 25 March 2026, that date is, in the eyes of law, the date of marriage. The subsequent act of registration, whether done immediately or months later, cannot lawfully change or substitute the date of solemnisation.

Recording a different date of marriage at the time of registration, or procuring an affidavit from a priest stating a date that does not correspond with the actual solemnisation, exposes the marriage record to legal vulnerability. Even if such a registration is accepted at the administrative level, it remains susceptible to challenge in the future on the ground that the registered date does not reflect the true date of marriage. In law, such inconsistencies are treated seriously if they surface in judicial, immigration, inheritance, or other statutory proceedings, irrespective of the fact that no immediate harm was intended or no complaint was anticipated at the time of registration.

At the same time, it is important for you to know that there is no legal compulsion to register a Hindu marriage immediately. Registration can validly be done at a later point, including several months after the ceremony, while correctly reflecting the actual date of marriage. The date of registration and the date of marriage are not required to be the same, and this practice is legally sound and widely accepted.

If, however, it is essential for you that 30 June 2026 be treated as the legal date of marriage for future purposes, then the lawful way to achieve this is not by altering records but by structuring the solemnisation itself accordingly. This may be done either by ensuring that the event on 25 March 2026 does not complete the essential marriage rites and that the actual Hindu marriage ceremony is performed on 30 June 2026, or by opting for a statutory marriage under a different legal framework on 30 June 2026 while treating the earlier event as purely ceremonial or social. In such situations, the legal date of marriage aligns with the date on which the marriage is actually solemnised in law.

While it is true that many people take a casual approach to dates and do not face immediate consequences, the legal risk lies in the possibility of future scrutiny, often arising years later and in contexts that cannot be predicted at present. Once a discrepancy comes on record, it is not treated as a minor adjustment but as a substantive inconsistency, which can undermine the credibility of documents and declarations made by the parties.

In conclusion, if your Hindu marriage is solemnised on 25 March 2026, the legally correct and safest course is to register it later while reflecting that same date. If your circumstances require 30 June 2026 to be the legal date of marriage, the solution lies in deferring the legal solemnisation itself to that date, rather than in post-facto alteration of records. This approach protects you from avoidable future complications while still allowing you to manage your present practical needs.

- The registration of marriage can be on the later date , and it is not necessary that it should be registered on the date of solemnization of marriage 

- However, even on the registration certificate, 25.03.2026 will be mentioned.