Indian Contract Act Section 72 — Liability of person to whom money is paid, or thing delivered, by mistake or under coercion
CHAPTER V OF CERTAIN RELATIONS RESEMBLING THOSE CREATED BY CONTRACT
Commercial / Corporate
Summary
A person who receives money or any item that was given to them by mistake or under coercion is legally required to give it back. This applies whether the payment or delivery was made because of an error or because the giver was forced into it. The obligation is on the receiver to repay the money or return the thing, without any further conditions stated here.
Official Text
A person to whom money has been paid, or anything delivered, by mistake or under coercion, must repay or return it. Illustrations