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Which section of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 subjects a person who finds another's goods and takes…

Section 71 applies when a person finds goods belonging to another and takes them into custody. It imposes the same responsibility as that of a bailee.

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Which section of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 subjects a person who finds another's goods and takes them into custody to the same responsibility as a bailee?

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Section 71 applies when a person finds goods belonging to another and takes them into custody. It imposes the same responsibility as that of a bailee.

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Option A

Section 69 concerns reimbursement of an interested person who pays money another is legally bound to pay.

Option B

Section 70 concerns compensation or restoration where another enjoys the benefit of a lawful non-gratuitous act.

Option C

Section 71 expressly subjects a finder who takes another's goods into custody to the same responsibility as a bailee.

Option D

Section 72 concerns repayment or return of money paid or a thing delivered by mistake or under coercion.

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