A creditor agrees with a third person, not the debtor, to give time to the principal debtor. What happens to the surety?
ADischarged fully
BNot discharged
CDischarged partly
DLiable for double
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Not discharged
Section 136 preserves the surety's liability where time is given through a contract with a third person only.
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