Reviewed case brief
Musahar Sahu v Hakim Lal
AIR 1916 PC 28
Multiple badges of fraud (transfer to relative, no consideration, retention of possession, timing) establish intent to defraud creditors under S.53. Transfer is voidable.
- Court
- Privy Council
- Year
- 1916
- Subjects
- Property Law
- Reviewed
- 2026-06-30
Rule established
Transfer to close relative without consideration + retention of possession + timing near debt = presumed fraudulent under S.53
Facts
Issues
Held
Ratio decidendi
How to use it in an exam
Editorial source
AIR 1916 PC 28
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