TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government Enacted1872

Contract Act, 1872 Section 170

BAILEE'S PARTICULAR LIEN Where the bailee has, in accordance with the purpose of the bailment, rendered any service

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SECTION 170: BAILEE'S PARTICULAR LIEN Where the bailee has, in accordance with the purpose of the bailment, rendered any service involving the exercise of labour or skill in respect of the goods bailed, he has, in the absence of a contract to the contrary, a right to retain such goods until he receives due remuneration for the services he has rendered in respect of them.