Section 155: Effect of mixture, with bailor's consent, of his goods with bailee's

In plain words

If the bailee mixes the bailor's goods with their own with the bailor's consent, each has an interest in the mixture in proportion to their share.

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Official text

If the bailee, with the consent of the bailor, mixes the goods of the bailor with his own goods, the bailor and the bailee shall have an interest, in proportion to their respective shares, in the mixture thus produced.

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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