Section 44 of The Indian Contract Act, 1872 View Chapter 4

Effect of release of one joint promisor.

Where two or more persons have made a joint promise, a release of one of such joint promisors by the promisee does not discharge the other joint promisor or joint promisors neither does it free the joint promisors so released from responsibility to the other joint promisor or joint promisors.1

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Footnote-

1. See s. 138, infra.