Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016
IV · Section 139

Effect of discharge

Synced on 05 Jul 2026Text as per India Code

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.

Judgments on Section 139