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Under the Indian Contract Act, 1872, the liability of the surety may differ from the principal debtor if:

Section 128 of the Indian Contract Act makes co-extensive liability the default unless the contract provides otherwise. The question concerns a contractual variation of…

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Under the Indian Contract Act, 1872, the liability of the surety may differ from the principal debtor if:

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Section 128 of the Indian Contract Act makes co-extensive liability the default unless the contract provides otherwise. The question concerns a contractual variation of extent. A creditor or debtor cannot unilaterally rewrite that promise; separate statutory discharge rules and courts enforcing them remain applicable.

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