Marriage Affidavit

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Stamp duty: Punjab: Article 4 (Affidavit), Schedule 1-A to the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 as applicable to Punjab — non-judicial stamp paper, commonly a small fixed denomination, bought from a licensed stamp vendor or e-stamped through the Stock Holding Corporation of India Limited (SHCIL, shcilestamp.com), the sole e-stamping agency for Punjab. Chandigarh: Article 4, Schedule I to the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 as extended to the Union Territory, the same nominal head, e-stamped via SHCIL or bought at the Treasury, Sector 17.
Registration: Not a registrable instrument.
Witnesses: None required by law.

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Also called

Affidavit of Marriage
Proof of Marriage Affidavit
Sworn Statement of Marriage
Marriage Declaration Affidavit
Post-Marriage Affidavit
Affidavit Confirming Marriage
विवाह शपथ पत्र
विवाह प्रमाण हलफनामा

When you need it

The sworn affidavit that the marriage took place — on stamp paper and notarised, one of the two a Marriage Registration Application may ask for, and equally the paper a bank, employer or insurer wants on its own. A married person who needs a general sworn statement confirming their marriage — its date, place and the fact that it took place — for a bank or joint account KYC update, an employer's personnel records, adding a spouse as an insurance nominee or dependant, a child's school or college admission, a housing society or utility record, or any other counter that asks for proof of marriage and will accept a notarised affidavit rather than, or in addition to, a marriage certificate.

Also useful where the marriage was solemnised long ago by custom or religious rite and was never formally registered, or where registration is still pending and something is needed in the meantime. Not for: the age-and-marital-status affidavit filed before a Marriage Officer to arrange a court marriage under the Special Marriage Act, 1954 (use the Court Marriage Affidavit in this library instead); a passport application specifically (use the Passport Annexure Affidavit or the Passport Spouse Name Addition Affidavit); registering the marriage itself with the Registrar (use the Marriage Registration Application); or changing your own name after marriage (use the Name Change after Marriage Affidavit). Punjab and Chandigarh: sworn before a Notary Public or an Oath Commissioner, then produced directly at the counter that needs it.

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What follows is written for Punjab and Chandigarh. It states the position there rather than describing how it varies, so the amounts below are the ones that apply — worth confirming at the sub-registrar’s office, because rates change. If the property is anywhere else in India, none of this is yours.

Stamp duty

Punjab: Article 4 (Affidavit), Schedule 1-A to the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 as applicable to Punjab — non-judicial stamp paper, commonly a small fixed denomination, bought from a licensed stamp vendor or e-stamped through the Stock Holding Corporation of India Limited (SHCIL, shcilestamp.com), the sole e-stamping agency for Punjab. Chandigarh: Article 4, Schedule I to the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 as extended to the Union Territory, the same nominal head, e-stamped via SHCIL or bought at the Treasury, Sector 17. Both articles have been revised by amendment in recent years and neither department publishes a single dated rate card for a simple affidavit; confirm the current denomination with the stamp vendor or SHCIL before the notary appointment — a notary will not swear an affidavit onto paper bought afterwards.

Registration

Not a registrable instrument. Section 17 of the Registration Act, 1908 reaches instruments affecting immovable property and a handful of other named categories; a general affidavit of marriage is neither, so there is no Sub-Registrar step. It is complete on notarisation and is then produced directly before whichever bank, employer, insurer, school or society needs it.

Notarisation

Sworn before a Notary Public appointed under the Notaries Act, 1952 and the Notaries Rules, 1956, or affirmed before an Oath Commissioner appointed by the District & Sessions Judge of the district. Both are equally acceptable to the authorities this affidavit is typically produced before. The deponent signs in the notary's or Oath Commissioner's presence, not before.

Witnesses

None required by law. A notarised or sworn affidavit is authenticated by the notary's or Oath Commissioner's own seal and register entry, not by attesting witnesses. Some notaries nonetheless ask for an identifying witness where the deponent is not personally known to them — carry a second photo ID in case one is asked for.

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AFFIDAVIT

I, Simran Kaur Malhotra, W/o Rohit Malhotra, resident of House No. 812, Sector 21-B, Chandigarh 160022, do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as under:

1. That I am the deponent above named and am competent to swear this affidavit, the contents of which are true to my own personal knowledge.

2. That I am identified by Aadhaar No. XXXX XXXX 4471.

3. That I was married to Rohit Malhotra on 1 April 2026 at Chandigarh, the marriage having been solemnised according to Hindu rites and ceremonies, within the meaning of section 7 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.

4. That The marriage has since been registered, and the registration particulars are given below.

The registration particulars are: Certificate No. CHD/MR/2024/00981 dated 14 February 2024, issued by the Registrar of Marriages, Chandigarh.

5. That I make this affidavit to open a joint bank account, or to update a bank or KYC record, in our joint names.

For submission to Punjab National Bank, Sector 17 Branch, Chandigarh, against joint account application no. 44120981.

6. That this affidavit is sworn for the purpose stated above and for no other purpose, and that nothing material has been concealed and no part of it is false.

DEPONENT

Simran Kaur Malhotra
Signature: ______________________________

VERIFICATION

Verified at Chandigarh on 2 April 2026 that the contents of paragraphs 1 to 6 above are true and correct to my personal knowledge, that nothing material has been concealed therefrom, and that no part of this affidavit is false.

DEPONENT

Simran Kaur Malhotra
Signature: ______________________________