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Keys and Documents Custody Receipt

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Stamp duty
No stamp duty — the Act charges a receipt only for money or property against a debt; safekeeping isn't.
Registration
Not registrable — safekeeping, no interest.
Witnesses
None needed — the Custodian's signature is the evidence.

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  • custody acknowledgement to manager
  • keys handover receipt
  • documents custody acknowledgment

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Handing keys or title papers to a manager or advocate, want a signed list of what and terms? Lost originals are costly. Law treats the holder as a bailee, bound to prudent care and return on demand.

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What follows is written for Punjab and Chandigarh. It states the position there rather than describing how it varies, so the amounts below are the ones that apply — worth confirming at the sub-registrar’s office, because rates change. If the property is anywhere else in India, none of this is yours.

Stamp duty

No stamp duty — the Act charges a receipt only for money or property against a debt; safekeeping isn't.

Registration

Not registrable — safekeeping, no interest. Exception: a lender's title-deed deposit is a mortgage, s.58(f), TPA.

Notarisation

Not required.

Witnesses

None needed — the Custodian's signature is the evidence. One witness is sensible where original title documents are involved.

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KEYS AND DOCUMENTS CUSTODY RECEIPT

A signed list of the keys and documents one person holds for the owner of a property, and the terms on which they hold them

Date: 1 April 2026


1. The parties and the property

1.1 The Owner: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, of House No. 1147, Sector 70, SAS Nagar (Mohali), Punjab 160071, mobile +91 XXXXX XXXXX ("the Owner").

1.2 The Custodian: Sukhwinder Singh Randhawa, of SCO 108, Sector 44-C, Chandigarh 160047, mobile +91 XXXXX XXXXX, email manage@randhawaestates.in, who holds the items below as the Owner's property manager ("the Custodian").

1.3 The property: House No. 88, Sector 33-A, Chandigarh 160020, in Punjab ("the Property").

2. What the Custodian has received

Keys:

Main gate: 2; front door: 2; rear door: 1; terrace door: 1

Access cards, remotes and codes:

Gate remote: 1; society access card number 0417: 1

Original documents:

Original sale deed dated 12 March 2015, registration number 8127; original allotment letter

3. Why they are held

3.1 The Custodian holds the items for this purpose only: To let the property and manage the tenancy under the property management agreement dated 1 October 2026

4. How they are held

4.1 The items belong to the Owner and are held for the Owner. The Custodian acquires no interest in them, and none in the Property.

4.2 The Custodian will keep them in a locked steel cabinet at the Custodian's office at SCO 108, Sector 44-C, Chandigarh, and will take the care of them that a prudent person would take of their own property of the same kind.

4.3 The Custodian will not copy any key or document, except that a copy of a document may be made for the purpose in clause 3 and must then be marked as a copy.

4.4 The Custodian will not hand any item to anyone else, or allow anyone else to use it, except a person the Owner names in writing.

4.5 The Custodian has no lien on any item for any fee or dispute, and may not withhold an item from the Owner for any reason.

5. Return

5.1 The Custodian will return every item to the Owner, or to a person the Owner names in writing, within 3 days of being asked, and in any case when the purpose in clause 3 is complete.

6. Loss or damage

6.1 If an item is lost, stolen or damaged, the Custodian will tell the Owner within 24 hours and, for an original document, report the loss to the police.

6.2 If the loss or damage was caused by the Custodian's failure to take the care in clause 4.2, the Custodian will pay the cost of replacing the locks and keys, or of obtaining certified copies of the documents and publishing any public notice their loss requires.

Personal data

This notice is given under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023.

The names, addresses, telephone numbers and email addresses in this document are collected for one purpose: recording who holds the Property's keys and documents, and on what terms. The Owner and the Custodian each keep a copy. It may be shown only to the Owner and the Custodian, and the police if an item is lost, and it will not be used for marketing.

Questions about this document

Does the Keys and Documents Custody Receipt need stamp paper or stamp duty in Punjab and Chandigarh?

No stamp duty — the Act charges a receipt only for money or property against a debt; safekeeping isn't.

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Does the Keys and Documents Custody Receipt need registration in Punjab and Chandigarh?

Not registrable — safekeeping, no interest.

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What does the Keys and Documents Custody Receipt cost on Kagaznama?

Free.

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Does the Keys and Documents Custody Receipt need witnesses?

None needed — the Custodian's signature is the evidence.

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