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Contract Act, 1872 Section 161 is part of Contract Act, 1872 - BAILEE'S RESPONSIBILITY WHEN GOODS ARE NOT DULY RETURNED If, by the default of the bailee, the goods are not returned,. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.
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Section Section 161 of the Contract Act, 1872 (BAILEE'S RESPONSIBILITY WHEN GOODS ARE NOT DULY RETURNED If, by the default of the bailee, the goods are not returned,) 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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