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Under Section 158, in a gratuitous bailment where the bailee is to receive no remuneration, the bailor must repay:
ANothing
BOnly ordinary running expenses
CThe necessary and extraordinary expenses incurred for the purpose of the bailment
DOnly half the expenses
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. The necessary and extraordinary expenses incurred for the purpose of the bailment
In gratuitous bailment the bailor repays the necessary and any extraordinary expenses; in non-gratuitous bailment only the extraordinary expenses fall on the bailor.
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