The pawnee shall not, in the absence of a contract to
that effect, retain the goods pledged for any debt or promise other than the debt or promise for which they
are pledged; but such contract, in the absence of anything to the contrary, shall be presumed in regard to
subsequent advances made by the pawnee.
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Section 174
Pawnee Not to Retain for Debt Or Promise Other Than That for Which Goods Pledged.
The Indian Contract Act, 1872