Where there are co-sureties, a release by the creditor of one of them does not discharge the others; neither does it free the surety so released from his responsibility to the other sureties.1
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1. See section 44, supra.
Indian Contract Act, 1872 Section 138 - Bare Act |
State | Central Government |
Year | 1872 |
Section Title | Release of One Co- Surety Does Not Discharge Others |