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Home › Bare Acts › Indian Contract Act, 1872 › Section 172

Chapter IX — Of Bailment

Section 172 — “Pledge”, “Pawnor” and “Pawnee” defined

Indian Contract Act, 1872 · Free to read

The bailment of goods as security for payment of a debt or performance of a promise is called “pledge”. The bailor is in this case called the “pawnor”. The bailee is called the “pawnee”.

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