§ 139 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code Act, 2016

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Section 139. Effect of discharge

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Act
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code Act, 2016
Section number
139

Section reader

139. Effect of discharge.-

The discharge order under sub-section (2) of section 138 shall release the bankrupt from all the bankruptcy debt: Provided that discharge shall not-

(a) affect the functions of the bankruptcy trustee; or

(b) affect the operation of the provisions of Chapters IV and V of Part III; or

(c) release the bankrupt from any debt incurred by means of fraud or breach of trust to which he was a party; or

(d) discharge the bankrupt from any excluded debt.