Indian Contract Act — Section 57
Reciprocal promise to do things legal, and also other things illegal.—Where persons
57.Reciprocal promise to do things legal, and also other things illegal.—Where persons reciprocally promise, firstly, to do certain things which are legal, and, secondly, under specified circumstances, to do certain other things which are illegal, the first set of promises is a contract, but the second is a void agreement.
Illustration
A and B agree that A shall sell B a house for 10,000 rupees, but that, if B uses it as a gambling house, he shall pay A 50,000
rupees for it.
The first set of reciprocal promises, namely, to sell the house and to pay 10,000 rupees for it, is a contract.
The second set is for an unlawful object, namely, that B may use the house as a gambling house, and is a void agreement.
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Judgments citing Section 57
- PRAKASH KUMAR THAKER v. THE JHARKHAND STATE CO-OPERATIVE LAC MARKETING AND PROCUREMENT FEDERATION LIMITED
- AND CONSULTANTS PVT.LTD ETC. (Civil Appeal Nos. 9151-9152 of 2015) NOVEMBER 20 & Ors. v. State ofOrissa (2007) 14 SCC 517: 2006 (10) ELEKTRON LIGHTING SYSTEMS & Ors.
- B.0.1. FINANCE LIMITED ETC v. THE CUSTODIAN ETC & Ors.
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