The Sale of Goods Act, 1930 · II — FORMATION OF THE CONTRACT

Section 6. Existing or future goods

In force · As amended up to 2026-08

6. Existing or future goods. —(1) The goods which form the subject of a contract of sale may be either existing goods, owned or possessed by the seller, or future goods. (2) There may be a contract for the sale of goods the acquisition of which by the seller depends upon a contingency which may or may not happen. (3) Where by a contract of sale the seller purports to effect a present sale of future goods, the contract operates as an agreement to sell the goods.

Source: India Code