| Category of Bare Act | Name of the Act | Year of Promulgation |
|---|---|---|
| Civil Laws | Indian Contract Act, 1872 | 1872 |
| Act Number | Enactment Date | Chapter Number |
| 9 | 1872-04-25 | 4 |
| Chapter Title | Ministry | Department |
| Of the performance of contracts which must be performed | Ministry of Law and Justice, Legislative Department | Department of Law and Legislative Affairs |
Where two or more persons have made a joint promise, a release of one of such joint promisors by the promisee does not discharge the other joint promisor,neither does it free the joint promisor so released from responsibility to the other joint promisor or joint promisors.1
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1. See section 138. infra.
