ICA · IX — OF BAILMENT

Section 179. Pledge where pawnor has only a limited interest

In force · As amended up to 2026-08

179. Pledge where pawnor has only a limited interest .—Where a person pledges goods in which he has only a limited interest, the pledge is valid to the extent of that interest. Suits by bailees or bailors against wrong-doers 180.Suit by bailor or bailee against wrong-doer .—If a third person wrongfully deprives the bailee of the use or possession of the goods bailed, or does them any injury, the bailee is entitled to use such remedies as the owner might have used in the like case if no bailment had been made; and either the bailor or the bailee may bring a suit against a third person for such deprivation or injury.

Source: India Code