Section 144 Indian Contract Act 1872
Section 144 of the Indian Contract Act 1872 is about Guarantee on contract that creditor shall not act on it until co-surety joins. It is under CHAPTER VIII of the Act. CHAPTER VIII is titled OF INDEMNITY AND GUARANTEE.
Guarantee on contract that creditor shall not act on it until co-surety joins
Where a person gives a guarantee upon a contract that the creditor shall not act upon it until another person has joined in it as co-surety, the guarantee is not valid if that other person does not join.
See also:
Section 143 Indian Contract Act 1872 (Guarantee obtained by concealment invalid)