Section 385
Statutory text (Thai original)
ถ้าลูกหนี้โต้แย้งการริบเบี้ยปรับโดยอ้างเหตุว่าตนได้ชำระหนี้แล้วไซร้ ท่านว่าลูกหนี้จะต้องพิสูจน์การชำระหนี้ เว้นแต่การชำระหนี้อันตนจะต้องทำนั้นเป็นการให้งดเว้นการอันใดอันหนึ่ง
Verbatim from the Royal Gazette / Office of the Council of State
English translation
If the debtor contests the forfeiture of the penalty on the ground of having performed his obligation, he must prove the performance, unless the performance due from him consisted in a forbearance.
This English translation is provided for reference only and has not yet been firm-verified. Always rely on the Thai original.
Firm annotation
Section 385 is part of Book 2 (Obligations) 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 1 Supreme Court decisions (2005 to 2005)
Selected citing decisions
- Decision 7290/2548 (2005)
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Plain citation
Civil and Commercial Code, s. 385 (Thailand) -
Academic citation
Civil and Commercial Code (Thailand), s. 385. ThaiLawOnline, https://www.thailawonline.com/thai-civil-code/section-385/ (accessed 8 August 2026). -
Thai citation
ป.พ.พ. มาตรา 385 -
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