Bailment In The Age Of Digital Assets: Traditional Concepts Surviving Intangible Goods

Bhuvana Shalya, BA LLB (Hons.), PES University, Bangalore, Karnataka ABSTRACT This research paper examines whether traditional bailment principles under Sections 148–181 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, a 150-year-old statute never amended for digital realities can adapt to intangible assets like cloud data, crypto currencies, and NFTs (Non fungible tokens). It highlights definitional gaps in "goods" and "delivery," judicial reluctance to impose bailee duties (Sections 152–157) or return...