Indian Contract Act, 1872

PRELIMINARY
Section 1	:	Short title
Section 2	:	Interpretation clause
Chapter: I
OF COMMUNICATION, ACCEPTANCE AND REVOCATION OF PROPOSALS
Section 3	:	Communication, acceptance and revocation of proposals
Section 4	:	Communication when complete
Section 5	:	Revocation of proposals and acceptances
Section 6	:	Revocation how made
Section 7	:	Acceptance must be absolute
Section 8	:	Acceptance by performing conditions, or receiving consideration
Section 9	:	Promises, express or Implied
Chapter: II
OF CONTRACTS, VOIDABLE CONTRACTS AND VOID AGREEMENTS
Section 10	:	What agreements are contracts
Section 11	:	Who are competent to contract
Section 12	:	What is a sound mind for the purposes of contracting
Section 13	:	"Consent" defined
Section 14	:	"Free consent" defined
Section 15	:	"Coercion" defined
Section 16	:	"Undue influence" defined
Section 17	:	"Fraud" defined
Section 18	:	"Misrepresentation" defined
Section 19	:	Voidability of agreements without free consent
Section 19A	:	Power to set aside contract induced by undue influence
Section 20	:	Agreement void where both parties are under mistake as to matter of fact
Section 21	:	Effect of mistakes as to law
Section 22	:	Contract caused by mistake of one party as to matter of fact
Section 23	:	What considerations and objects are lawful and what not
Chapter: IIa
Void agreements
Section 24	:	Agreements void, if Considerations and objects unlawful in part
Section 25	:	Agreement void, if made without consideration
Section 26	:	Agreement in restraint of marriage void
Section 27	:	Agreement in restraint of trade void
Section 28	:	Agreements in restraint of legal proceedings void
Section 29	:	Agreements void for uncertainty
Section 30	:	Agreements by way of wager void
Chapter: III
OF CONTINGENT CONTRACTS
Section 31	:	"Contingent contract" defined
Section 32	:	Enforcement of contracts contingent on an event happening
Section 33	:	Enforcement of contracts contingent on an event not happening
Section 34	:	When event on which contract is contingent to be deemed impossible, if it is the future conduct of a living person
Section 35	:	When contracts become void which are contingent on happening of specified event within fixed time.
Section 36	:	Agreements contingent on impossible events void
Chapter: IV
OF THE PERFORMANCE OF CONTRACTS (Contracts which must be performed)
Section 37	:	Obligation of parties to contracts
Section 38	:	Effect of refusal to accept offer of performance
Section 39	:	Effect of refusal of party to perform promise wholly
Chapter: IVa
By whom contracts must be performed
Section 40	:	Person by whom promise is to be performed
Section 41	:	Effect of accepting performance from third person
Section 42	:	Devolution of Joint liabilities
Section 43	:	Any one of Joint promisors may he compelled to perform
Section 44	:	Effect of release of one Joint promisor
Section 45	:	Devolution of Joint rights
Chapter: IVb
Time and place for performance
Section 46	:	Time for performance of promise, where no application is to be made and no time is specified
Section 47	:	Time and place for performance of promise, where time is specified and no application to be made
Section 48	:	Application for performance on certain day to be at proper time and place
Section 49	:	Place for performance of promise, where no application to be made and no place fixed for performance
Section 50	:	Performance in manner or at time prescribed or sanctioned by promisee
Chapter: IVc
Performance of reciprocal promises
Section 51	:	Promisor not bound to perform unless reciprocal promisee ready and willing to perform
Section 52	:	Order of performance of reciprocal promises
Section 53	:	Liability of party preventing event on which the contract is to take effect
Section 54	:	Effect of default as to that promise which should be first performed, in contract consisting of reciprocal promises
Section 55	:	Effect of failure to perform at fixed time, in contract in which time is essential
Section 56	:	Agreement to do impossible act
Section 57	:	Reciprocal promises to do things legal, and also other things illegal
Section 58	:	Alternative promise, one branch being illegal
Chapter: IVd
Appropriation of payments
Section 59	:	Application of payment where debt to be discharged is Indicated
Section 60	:	Application of payment where debt to be discharged is not indicated
Section 61	:	Application of payment where neither party appropriates
Chapter: IVe
Contracts which need not be performed
Section 62	:	Effect of novation, rescission and alteration of contract
Section 63	:	Promisee may dispense with or remit performance of promise
Section 64	:	Consequences of rescission of voidable contract
Section 65	:	Obligation of person who has received advantage under void agreement or contract that becomes void
Section 66	:	Mode of communicating or revoking rescission of voidable contract
Section 67	:	Effect of neglect of promisee to afford promisor reasonable facilities for performance
Chapter: V
OF CERTAIN RELATIONS RESEMBLING THOSE CREATED BY CONTRACT
Section 68	:	Claim for necessaries supplied to person incapable of contracting, or on his account
Section 69	:	Reimbursement of person paying money due by another in payment of which he is interested
Section 70	:	Obligation of person enjoying benefit of non-gratuitous act
Section 71	:	Responsibility of finder of goods
Section 72	:	Liability of person to whom money is paid, or thing delivered by mistake or under coercion
Chapter: VI
OF THE CONSEQUENCES OF BREACH OF CONTRACT
Section 73	:	Compensation for loss or damage caused by breach of contract
Section 74	:	Compensation for breach of contract where penalty stipulated for
Section 75	:	Party rightfully rescinding contract entitled to compensation
Chapter: VII
CHAPTER VII, COMPRISING SECTIONS 76-123, IS REPEALED BY THE SALE OF GOODS ACT (3 OF 1930), SECTION 65
Section 76 to 123	:	CHAPTER VII, COMPRISING SECTIONS 76-123, IS REPEALED BY THE SALE OF GOODS ACT
Chapter: VIII
OF INDEMNITY AND GUARANTEE
Section 124	:	"Contract of indemnity" defined
Section 125	:	Rights of indemnity-holder when sued
Section 126	:	"Contract of guarantee", "surety", "principal debtor" and "creditor"
Section 127	:	Consideration for guarantee
Section 128	:	Surety's liability
Section 129	:	Continuing guarantee
Section 130	:	Revocation of continuing guarantee
Section 131	:	Revocation of continuing guarantee by surety's death
Section 132	:	Liability of two persons, primarily liable, not affected by arrangement between them that one shall be surety on other's default
Section 133	:	Discharge of surety by variance in terms of contract
Section 134	:	Discharge of surety by release or discharge of principal debtor
Section 135	:	Discharge of surety when creditor compounds with, gives time to, or agrees not to sue, principal debtor
Section 136	:	Surety not discharged when agreement made with third person to give time to principal debtor
Section 137	:	Creditor's forbearance to sue does not discharge surety
Section 138	:	Release of one co-surety does not discharge others
Section 139	:	Discharge of surety by creditor's act or omission impairing surety's eventual remedy
Section 140	:	Rights of surety on payment or performance
Section 141	:	Surety's right to benefit of creditor's securities
Section 142	:	Guarantee obtained by misrepresentation invalid
Section 143	:	Guarantee obtained by concealment invalid
Section 144	:	Guarantee on contract that creditor shall not act on it until co-surety joins
Section 145	:	Implied promise to indemnify surety
Section 146	:	Co-sureties liable to contribute equally
Section 147	:	Liability of co-sureties bound in different sums
Chapter: IX
OF BAILMENT
Section 148	:	"Bailment","bailor"and"bailee"defined
Section 149	:	Delivery to bailee how made
Section 150	:	Bailor's duty to disclose faults in goods bailed
Section 151	:	Care to be taken by bailee
Section 152	:	Bailee when not liable for loss, etc., of thing bailed
Section 153	:	Termination of bailment by bailee's act inconsistent with conditions
Section 154	:	Liability of bailee making unauthorised use of goods bailed
Section 155	:	Effect of mixture, with bailor's consent, of his goods with bailee's
Section 156	:	Effect of mixture, without bailor's consent, when the goods can be separated
Section 157	:	Effect of mixture, without bailor's consent, when the goods cannot be separated
Section 158	:	Repayment by bailor of necessary expenses
Section 159	:	Restoration of goods lent gratuitously
Section 160	:	Return of goods bailed on expiration of time or accomplishment of purpose
Section 161	:	Bailee's responsibility when goods are not duly returned
Section 162	:	Termination of gratuitous bailment by death
Section 163	:	Bailor entitled to increase or profit from goods bailed
Section 164	:	Bailor's responsibility to bailee
Section 165	:	Bailment by several Joint owners
Section 166	:	Bailee not responsible on redelivery to bailor without title
Section 167	:	Right of third person claiming goods bailed
Section 168	:	Right of finder of goods; may sue for-specific reward offered
Section 169	:	When finder of thing commonly on sale may sell it
Section 170	:	Bailee's particular lien
Section 171	:	General lien of bankers, factors, wharfingers, attorneys and policy-brokers
Chapter: IXa
Bailment of pledges
Section 172	:	"Pledge", "pawnor" and "pawnee" defined
Section 173	:	Pawnee's right of retainer
Section 174	:	Pawnee not to retain for debt or promise other than that for which goods pledged. Presumption In case of subsequent advances
Section 175	:	Pawnee's right as to extraordinary expenses incurred
Section 176	:	Pawnee's right where pawnor makes default
Section 177	:	Defaulting pawnor's right to redeem
Section 178	:	Pledge by mercantile agent
Section 178A	:	Pledge by person in possession under voidable contract
Section 179	:	Pledge where pawnor has only a limited interest
Chapter: IXb
Suits by bailees or bailors against wrong doers
Section 180	:	Suit by bailor or bailee against wrong-doer
Section 181	:	Apportionment of relief or compensation obtained by such suits
Chapter: X
AGENCY (Appointment and Authority of agents)
Section 182	:	"Agent" and "principal" defined
Section 183	:	Who may employ agent
Section 184	:	Who may be an agent
Section 185	:	Consideration not necessary
Section 186	:	Agent's authority may be express or implied
Section 187	:	Definitions of express and implied authority
Section 188	:	Extent of agent's authority
Section 189	:	Agent's authority in an emergency
Chapter: Xa
Sub-agents
Section 190	:	When agent cannot delegate
Section 191	:	"Sub-agent" defined
Section 192	:	Representation of principal by sub-agent properly appointed
Section 193	:	Agent's responsibility for sub-agent appointed without authority
Section 194	:	Relation between, principal and person duly appointed by agent to act in business of agency
Section 195	:	Agent's duty in naming such person
Chapter: Xb
Ratification
Section 196	:	Right of person as to acts done for him without his authority. Effect of ratification
Section 197	:	Ratification may be expressed or implied
Section 198	:	Knowledge requisite for valid ratification
Section 199	:	Effect of ratifying unauthorized act forming part of a transaction
Section 200	:	Ratification of unauthorized act cannot injure third person
Chapter: Xc
Revocation of authority
Section 201	:	Termination of agency
Section 202	:	Termination of agency, where agent has an interest in subject-matter
Section 203	:	When principal may revoke agent's authority
Section 204	:	Revocation where authority has been partly exercised
Section 205	:	Compensation for revocation by principal, or renunciation by agent
Section 206	:	Notice of revocation or renunciation
Section 207	:	Revocation and renunciation may be expressed or implied
Section 208	:	When termination of agent's authority takes effect as to agent, and as to third persons
Section 209	:	Agent's duty on termination of agency by principal's death or insanity
Section 210	:	Termination of sub-agent's authority
Chapter: Xd
Agents duty to Principal
Section 211	:	Agent's duty in conducting principal's business
Section 212	:	Skill and diligence required from agent
Section 213	:	Agent's accounts
Section 214	:	Agent's duty to communicate with principal
Section 215	:	Right of principal when agent deals, on his own account, in business of agency without principal's consent
Section 216	:	Principal's right to benefit gained by agent dealing on his own account in business of agency
Section 217	:	Agent's right of retainer out of sums received on principal's account
Section 218	:	Agent's duty to pay sums received for principal
Section 219	:	When agent's remuneration becomes due
Section 220	:	Agent not entitled to remuneration for business misconducted
Section 221	:	Agent's lien on principal's property
Chapter: Xe
Principal's duty to agent
Section 222	:	Agent to be Indemnified against consequences of lawful acts
Section 223	:	Agent to be indemnified against consequences of acts done in good faith
Section 224	:	Non-liability of employer of agent to do a criminal act
Section 225	:	Compensation to agent for injury caused by principal's neglect
Chapter: Xf
Effect of agency on contract with third persons
Section 226	:	Enforcement and consequences of agent's contracts
Section 227	:	Principal how for bound, when agent exceeds authority
Section 228	:	Principal not bound when excess of agent's authority is not separable
Section 229	:	Consequences of notice given to agent
Section 230	:	Agent cannot personally enforce, nor be bound by, contracts on behalf of principal
Section 231	:	Rights of parties to a contract made by agent not disclosed
Section 232	:	Performance of contract with agent supposed to be principal
Section 233	:	Right of person dealing with agent personally liable
Section 234	:	Consequence of inducing agent or principal to act on belief that principal or agent will be held exclusively liable
Section 235	:	Liability of pretended agent
Section 236	:	Person falsely contracting as agent not entitled to performance
Section 237	:	Liability of principal inducing belief that agent's unauthorized acts were authorized
Section 238	:	Effect, on agreement, of misrepresentation or fraud by agent