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What standard of care does section 151 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, require of a bailee?

The statutory comparison is with a person of ordinary prudence looking after their own goods of the same bulk, quality and value under similar circumstances.

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What standard of care does section 151 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, require of a bailee?

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The statutory comparison is with a person of ordinary prudence looking after their own goods of the same bulk, quality and value under similar circumstances.

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Option A

Section 151 uses ordinary prudence as the comparator. It does not set a separate specialist standard.

Option B

The test is objective. A habitually careless bailee cannot set the standard by personal practice.

Option C

The statutory comparison is with a person of ordinary prudence looking after their own goods of the same bulk, quality and value under similar circumstances.

Option D

The comparison takes the goods’ bulk, quality and value into account.

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