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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Contract Act, 1872 Section 136

SURETY NOT DISCHARGED WHEN AGREEMENT MADE WITH THIRD PERSON TO GIVE TIME TO PRINCIPAL DEBTOR Where a contract to give

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Contract Act, 1872 Section 136 is part of Contract Act, 1872 - SURETY NOT DISCHARGED WHEN AGREEMENT MADE WITH THIRD PERSON TO GIVE TIME TO PRINCIPAL DEBTOR Where a contract to give. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

SECTION 136: SURETY NOT DISCHARGED WHEN AGREEMENT MADE WITH THIRD PERSON TO GIVE TIME TO PRINCIPAL DEBTOR Where a contract to give time to the principal debtor is made by the creditor with a third person, and not with the principal debtor, the surety is not discharged.

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What does Contract Act, 1872 Section 136 provide?

Section Section 136 of the Contract Act, 1872 (SURETY NOT DISCHARGED WHEN AGREEMENT MADE WITH THIRD PERSON TO GIVE TIME TO PRINCIPAL DEBTOR Where a contract to give) is reproduced on this page as part of the 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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