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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Indian Contract Act, 1872 Section 161

Bailees Responsibility when Goods Are Not Duly Returned

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Indian Contract Act, 1872 Section 161 is part of Indian Contract Act, 1872 - Bailees Responsibility when Goods Are Not Duly Returned. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

1 161. Bailee's responsibility when goods are not duly returned

Ifby the default of the bailee, the goods are not returned, delivered or tenderedat the proper time, he is responsible to the bailor for any loss, destructionor deterioration of the goods from that time.2

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1. Section161 has been declared to apply to the responsibility of the Trustees of thePort of Madras as to goods in their possession, see the Madras Port Trust Act,1905 (Madras Act 2 of 1905).

2. As toRailway contracts, see the Indian Railways Act, 1890 (9 of 1890), section 72 [Ed. The Indian Railways Act, 1890 (9 of 1980) has been repealed by the RailwaysAct, 1989 (24 of 1989), sec. 200.]

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What does Indian Contract Act, 1872 Section 161 provide?

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