section 138
Release of one co-surety does not discharge others.
The Indian Contract Act, 1872Civil1872268 sections11 chapters
Chapter VIII OF INDEMNITY AND GUARANTEE
Statutory text
Where there are co-sureties, a release by the creditor of one of them does not discharge the others; neither does it free the surety so released from his responsibility to the other sureties1 .
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