Section 41

Section 41 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, provides explanations to section 40, which pertains to the effect of a contract that is discovered to be void or that becomes void. Explanation I states that where a person signs a written contract without reading it or knowing its contents, their failure to read or know the contents does not make the contract voidable at their option, unless the other party was aware that they did not know its contents and took advantage of their ignorance. Explanation II clarifies that no contract is voidable merely because it was entered into during a time when the person was intoxicated, unless the intoxication was caused against their will.