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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Indian Contract Act, 1872 Section 174

Pawnee Not to Retain for Debt or Promise Other Than That for Which Goods Pledged. Presumption in Case of Subsequent Advances

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Indian Contract Act, 1872 Section 174 is part of Indian Contract Act, 1872 - Pawnee Not to Retain for Debt or Promise Other Than That for Which Goods Pledged. Presumption in Case of Subsequent Advances. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

The pawnee shall not, in the absence of a contract to that effect, retain the goods pledged for any debt or promise other than the debt or promise for which they are pledged; but such contract, in the absence of anything to the contrary, shall be presumed in regard to subsequent advances made by the pawnee.

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What does Indian Contract Act, 1872 Section 174 provide?

Section Section 174 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 (Pawnee Not to Retain for Debt or Promise Other Than That for Which Goods Pledged. Presumption in Case of Subsequent Advances) is reproduced on this page as part of the Indian Contract Act, 1872. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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