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Home › Bare Acts › Indian Contract Act, 1872 › Section 151

Chapter IX — Of Bailment

Section 151 — Care to be taken by bailee

Indian Contract Act, 1872 · Free to read

In all cases of bailment the bailee is bound to take as much care of the goods bailed to him as a man of ordinary prudence would, under similar circumstances, take of his own goods of the same bulk, quality and value as the goods bailed .

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