Section 159: Fraud as a ground for voidance
Statutory text (Thai original)
การแสดงเจตนาเพราะถูกกลฉ้อฉลเป็นโมฆียะการถูกกลฉ้อฉลที่จะเป็นโมฆียะตามวรรคหนึ่ง จะต้องถึงขนาดซึ่งถ้ามิได้มีกลฉ้อฉลดังกล่าว การอันเป็นโมฆียะนั้นคงจะมิได้กระทำขึ้น ถ้าคู่กรณีฝ่ายหนึ่งแสดงเจตนาเพราะถูกกลฉ้อฉลโดยบุคคลภายนอก การแสดงเจตนานั้นจะเป็นโมฆียะต่อเมื่อคู่กรณีอีกฝ่ายหนึ่งได้รู้หรือควรจะได้รู้ถึงกลฉ้อฉลนั้น
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English translation
A declaration of intention produced by fraud is voidable. An act under paragraph one is voidable on account of fraud only when it is such that without which such juristic act would not have been made. When a party has made a declaration of intention owing to a fraud committed by a third person, the act is voidable only if the other party knew or ought to have known of the fraud.
This English translation is provided for reference only and has not yet been firm-verified. Always rely on the Thai original.
Firm annotation
Section 159 is part of Book 1 (General Principles) of the Thai Civil and Commercial Code. This entry is awaiting firm-authored commentary; the statutory text above is verbatim from the Office of the Council of State (OCS Krisdika) Thai source, with the English translation from the FAO/UN FAOLEX repository. Always rely on the Thai original for legal proceedings.
Cited in 32 Supreme Court decisions (1962 to 2024)
Selected citing decisions
- Decision 5398/2567 (2024)
- Decision 4328/2559 (2016)
- Decision 15794/2555 (2012)
- Decision 589/2553 (2010)
- Decision 7211/2549 (2006)
- Decision 1063/2549 (2006)
- Decision 6759/2544 (2001)
- Decision 63/2544 (2001)
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