Indian Contract Act, 1872 · Chapter VI: Of the Consequences of Breach of Contract · Of indemnity and guarantee
Section 131: Revocation of continuing guarantee by surety's death
In plain words
Unless the contract says otherwise, the surety's death revokes a continuing guarantee for future transactions.
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Official text
The death of the surety operates, in the absence of any contract to the contrary, as a revocation of a continuing guarantee, so far as regards future transactions.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 15 October 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.
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