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Marriage is regarded as one of life's most important aspects. And, in a nation like India, it is not just significant but also sacrosanct. In our nation, religious rites and rituals play a significant part in marriage, and because of this religious component, marriage is still seen as a sacred institution. As a result, the notion of sanctity that comes with marriage makes the concept of divorce exceedingly foreign to the religion's mandate. Hindu marriage unites two people for all eternity, allowing them to seek dharma, arth, and karma. It is a union of two people who have been married for a long time and have a sustainable relationship. Marriage in Hinduism is followed by customary consummation rites. Until 1955, divorce was completely unknown in the Hindu marriage. Manu announced that a spouse can't be delivered by her significant other either by deal or by deserting, suggesting that the conjugal tie can't be cut off in any case . According to the traditional belief, a marriage is considered not only as a relationship or a bond that exists for the existing world but it is a bond which also continues beyond. Thus, the essence of staying together was so imbibed in the Hindu society that a divorced person was stigmatized and prejudiced in the existing world. In Hindu communities particularly in the so-called lower social strata, the practice of divorce prevailed as a custom. However, with the changing needs of society, the Hindu Marriage Act was considered and ultimately the divorce aspect also found a place in the Hindu Marriage Act .