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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

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

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Contract Act, 1872 Section 174 is part of Contract Act, 1872 - PAWNEE NOT TO RETAIN FOR DEBT OR PROMISE OTHER THAN THAT FOR WHICH GOODS PLEDGED. PRESUMPTION IN CASE OF SUBSEQUENT. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

SECTION 174: PAWNEE NOT TO RETAIN FOR DEBT OR PROMISE OTHER THAN THAT FOR WHICH GOODS PLEDGED. PRESUMPTION IN CASE OF SUBSEQUENT ADVANCES The pawnee shall not, in the absence of a contract to that effect retain the goods pledged for any debtor promise other than the debt or promise for which they are pledged; but such contract, in the absence of the anything to the contrary, shall be presumed in regard to subsequent advances made by the pawnee.

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What does Contract Act, 1872 Section 174 provide?

Section Section 174 of the Contract Act, 1872 (PAWNEE NOT TO RETAIN FOR DEBT OR PROMISE OTHER THAN THAT FOR WHICH GOODS PLEDGED. PRESUMPTION IN CASE OF SUBSEQUENT) 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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