Indian Contract Act Section 158 — Repayment, by bailor, of necessary expenses
CHAPTER IX OF BAILMENT
Commercial / Corporate
Summary
Where goods are given to a bailee to be kept, carried, or have work done on them for the bailor, and the bailee is not paid for this service, the bailor must repay the bailee for any necessary expenses the bailee spends in carrying out the bailment.
Official Text
Where, by the conditions of the bailment, the goods are to be kept or to be carried, or to have work done upon them by the bailee for the bailor, and the bailee is to receive no remuneration, the bailor shall repay to the bailee the necessary expenses incurred by him for the purpose of the bailment.