Section 134 to 136
Section 134-----discharge of surety by release of discharge of principal debtor-----
The surety is discharged by any contract between the creditor and principal debtor
By which the principal debtor is released or by any act or omission of creditor
The legal consequences of which is the discharge of the principal debtor
Illustrations
A.A gives a guarantee to C for goods to be supplied by C to B .
C supplies goods to B and afterwards.B becomes embarassed and contracts with his creditors to assign to them his property in consideration of this releasing him from their demands .here B is released from his debt by the contracts with C and A is discharged from his suretyship .
B. A contracts with B to grow crops of indigo on A 's land and so it deliver it to B at a fixed rate and C Guarantees A 's performance of this contract.B diverts a stream of water which is necessary for irrigation of A 's land and thereby prevents him to growing indigo.C is no longer liable on his guarantee.
C.A contracts with B for a fixed to build a house for B within a stipulated time .B supplying the necessary timber .C guarantees A 's performance of the contract .B omits to supply the timber .C is discharged from his suretyship .
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Section 135. Discharge of surety when creditor compounds with ,gives time to or agrees not to sue , principal debtor --- A contract between the creditor and the principal debtor by which the creditor makes a composition with
Or promise to give time to or not to sue
The principal debtor
Discharge the surety
Unless the surety assent to such contract.
There are three basis to discharge of a surety
A.compound
Where creditor compounds with principal debtor without consent of surety then conditions of contract is changed.surety is discharged.
B.promise to extend time
Example 1
Where a principal was to give price of gas within 14 days . He could not pay this payment within 14 days .creditor took promise letter instead of this payment .the effect of this to extend time .so surety had discharged from his liability.
Example 2
In this case creditor bank had given the time to fulfil scarcity of pledged goods .there is not intention to extend the time .so in this case liability of surety is not discharged.
C.promise not to sue
Where creditor contracts with principal debtor not to sue .then liability of surety is automatically discharged.
Section 136 -----surety not discharged when agreement made with third
Person to give time to principal debtor ---:where a contract to give time to the principal debtor is made by the creditor with a third person and not with the principal debtor the surety is not discharged.
Illustrations
C the holder of an overdue bill of exchange drawn by A as surety for B and accepted by B contract with M to give to B .A is not discharged.
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Section 137 ---creditors 's forbearance to sue does not discharge surety ----mere forbearance on the part of the creditor to sue the principal debtor is or to enforce any other remedy against him ,does not
In the absence of any provision in the guarantee to the contrary , discharge the duty .
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