Section 134 – THE INDIAN CONTRACT ACT, 1872

Discharge of surety by release or discharge of principal debtor

The surety is discharged by any contract between the creditor and the principal debtor, by which the principal debtor is released, or by any act or omission of the creditor, the legal consequence 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
embarrassed and contracts with his creditors (including C) to assign to them his property in consideration of their releasing him
from their demands. Here B is released from his debt by the contract with C, and A is discharged from his suretyship.
(b) A contracts with B to grow a crop of indigo on A‟s land and to 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 the irrigation of A‟s land and thereby prevents
him from raising the indigo. C is no longer liable on his guarantee.
(c) A contracts with B for a fixed price 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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