Indian Contract Act, 1872

Section - 4 - Communication when complete

Communication when complete

4. The communication of a proposal is complete when it comes to the knowledge of the person to whom it is made.

The communication of an acceptance is complete-

as against the proposer, when it is put in a course of transmission to him, so as to be out of the power of the acceptor;

as against the acceptor, when it comes to the knowledge of the proposer.

The communication of a revocation is complete,-

as against the person who makes it, when it is put into a course of transmission to the person to whom it is made, so as to be out of the power of the person who makes it;

as against the person to whom it is made, when it comes to his knowledge.

Illustrations

(a)-A proposes, by letter, to sell a house to B at a certain price.
-The communication of the proposal is complete when B receives the letter.
(b)-B accepts A' s proposal by a letter sent by post.
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