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Sunita stood as surety under a continuing guarantee for a cash credit facility availed by a firm from a bank. She later revokes the guarantee by notice to the bank. Under s.130 of the Indian Contract Act 1872, she:

A She can revoke the guarantee only with the concurrence of the principal debtor, whose liability would otherwise be altered without his consent.
B She cannot revoke a continuing guarantee by notice alone, since the guarantee subsists for the entire duration agreed with the bank.
C She is discharged from all liability under the guarantee, including liability for transactions entered into before the notice was given.
D She stands discharged as to future transactions but remains liable for transactions already entered into before the notice reached the bank.
E She remains fully liable for future as well as past transactions until the bank consents in writing to her discharge from the guarantee.
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