History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v4.c63.708

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It is interesting to note that Nār.⁷⁸⁷ V. 15 places on the same level (as to liability for loss) with the depositee and the like the man who takes in his charge a minor that has a good deal of wealth i. e. the person undertaking the position of the guardian of a minor’s property has to take as much care of it as of his own and is liable in the same circumstances as a depositee would be for loss of the minor's property. Vide section 27 of the Guardian and Wards Act (VIII of 1890) for the care required of a guardian⁷⁸⁸.