If, by the default of the bailee, the goods are not returned, delivered or tendered at the proper time, he is responsible to the bailor for any loss, destruction or deterioration of the goods from that time.
Section 161: Bailee's responsibility when goods are not duly returned.
The Indian Contract Act, 1872Central Act · Act 9 of 1872
Where this provision sits
| Act | The Indian Contract Act, 1872 |
|---|---|
| Section | 161 |
| Marginal note | Bailee's responsibility when goods are not duly returned. |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Judgments citing it | 1 |
How this provision has been amended
Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.
- other, Madras Act 2 of 1905. . S. 161 has been, declared to apply to the responsibility of the Trustees of the Port of Madras as to goods in their possession see the Madras Port Trust Act, 1905 (Madras Act 2 of 1905).
- other. . As to Railway contracts, see the Indian Railways Act, 1890 (9 of 1890), s. 72.
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