Section 158 Indian Contract Act 1872
Section 158 of the Indian Contract Act 1872 is about Repayment, by bailor, of necessary expenses. It is under CHAPTER IX of the Act. CHAPTER IX is titled OF BAILMENT.
Repayment, by bailor, of necessary expenses
Where, by the conditions of the bailment, the goods are to be kept or to be carried, or to have work done upon them by the bailee for the bailor, and the bailee is to receive no remuneration, the bailor shall repay to the bailee the necessary expenses incurred by him for the purpose of the bailment.
See also:
Section 157 Indian Contract Act 1872 (Effect of mixture, without bailor’s consent, when the goods cannot be separated)