Section 164 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 – Bailor’s responsibility to bailee

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Section 164: Bailor’s responsibility to bailee

The bailor is responsible to the bailee for any loss which the bailee may sustain by reason that the bailor was not entitled to make the bailment, or to receive back the goods, or to give directions respecting them.

Source: official text of The Indian Contract Act, 1872 as published on India Code (PDF). All sections of the Indian Contract Act, 1872.

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