Indian Contract Act, 1872
124. "Contract of indemnity"
defined
A contract by which one party promises to save the other from
loss caused to him by the contract of the promisor himself, or by the conduct
of any other person, is called a "contract of indemnity".
Illustration
A contracts to indemnify B against the consequences of any
proceedings which C may take against B in respect of a certain sum of 200
rupees. This is a contract of indemnity.