Revocation of Offer and Acceptance : Revocation means withdrawing or taking back the offer or acceptance.

Revocation of an offer or Proposal: According to Sec. 5, an offer may be revoked at any time before the communication of its acceptance is complete as against the proposer and not afterwards. In our illustration above, the offer can be revoked by A at any time before or at the moment B posts his letter of acceptance in the letter bo i.e., before !"th #anuary and not afterwards. Revocation of Acceptance : According to Sec. 5, an acceptance can be revoked at any time before the communication of acceptance is complete as against the acceptor and not afterwards. $ontinuing our above illustration, B may revoke his acceptance at any time before the letter of acceptance reaches A i.e., before !%th #anuary. $ommunication of revocation of offer and acceptance is also necessary, otherwise it will not be effective. Communication of Revocation : &he communication of revocation is complete' (i) As against the person who makes it when it is put into the course of transmission to the person to whom it is made so as to be out of the power of the person who makes it. (ii) As against the person to whom it is made when it comes to his knowledge. Example: A offers his car to B for Rs. !*,*** by a letter which he posts on !*th +arch. B receives this letter on !"th +arch. A revokes his offer by a telegram which he sends on !*th +arch. &his telegram reaches B on !!th +arch. $ommunication of revocation as against A is complete when he sent the telegram i.e. on !* th +arch. $ommunication of revocation as against B is complete when it reached A i.e. on !! th +arch.