12. . Nothing in this Act shall prevent the institution of a suit for the recovery of a loan against a surety jointly with the debtor or separately, as the case may be, but no decree shall be passed in such suit against a surety for an amount in excess of that for which a decree would have been passed against the agriculturist or workman from whom the loan is recoverable.
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Section 1 · Short title, extent and commencementSection 2 · InterpretationSection 3 · ExplanationSection 4 · Cases in which provisions of the Act shall not apply.Section 5 · Separate trialsSection 6 · Form of suitsSection 7 · Debtors right to sue.Section 8 · Amendment of decrees.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 17 Oct 2026. Source metadata reports last modification: 2025-10-14. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.