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A finder takes goods belonging to another person into custody. Under section 71 of the Indian Contract…

Section 71 makes a finder who takes another person's goods into custody subject to the same responsibilities as a bailee. Those responsibilities concern the true owner's…

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A finder takes goods belonging to another person into custody. Under section 71 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, the finder assumes a bailee’s responsibilities concerning goods belonging to the:

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Section 71 makes a finder who takes another person's goods into custody subject to the same responsibilities as a bailee. Those responsibilities concern the true owner's goods. This obligation arises without needing an ordinary consensual bailment contract or a principal-agent relationship.

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