Section 71
Responsibility of finder of goods
Chapter 6: Of certain relations resembling those created by contract
A person who finds goods belonging to another, and takes them into his custody, is subject to the same responsibility as a bailee2.
The Indian Contract Act, 1872 (Act No. 9 of 1872). From the updated text on India Code, with later amendments. Being checked against the official copy; amendment notes are not shown yet.
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