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A finder of lost goods can sell the goods :

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MH SET 2023 Paper 2 Computer Science and Applications Question Paper (26-Mar-2023)
The correct answer is

Both (A) and (B)

Sec. 169 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 provides that when a thing which is commonly the subject of sale is lost, if the owner cannot with reasonable diligence be found, or he refuses upon demand to pay the lawful charges of the finder, the finder may sell it in two cases:

(1) when the thing is in danger of perishing or of losing the greater part of its value; or (2) when the lawful charges of the finder in respect of the thing found amount to two-thirds of its value.

Both conditions independently entitle the finder to sell, so both the perishable-nature ground and the expenses exceeding two-thirds of value are valid.

Hence, the answer is Both (A) and (B).

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