Indian Contract Act, 1872

Section - 63 - Promisee may dispense with or remit performance of promise

Promisee may dispense with or remit performance of promise

63. Every promisee may dispense with or remit, wholly or in part, the performance of the promise made to him, or may extend the time for such performance, or may accept instead of it any satisfaction which he thinks fit.

Illustrations

(a)-A promises to paint a picture for B. B afterwards forbids him to do so. A is no longer bound to perform the promise.
(b)-A owes B 5,000 rupees. A pays to B, and B accepts, in satisfaction of the whole debt, 2,000 rupees paid at the time and place at which the 5,000 rupees were payable. The whole debt is discharged.
(c)-A owes B 5,000 rupees, C pays to B 1,000 rupees, and B accepts them, in satisfaction of his claim on A. This payment is a discharge of the whole claim.
(d)-A owes B, under a contract, .... To read the full section download the app from Google Play store
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