Kaagazaat

Standing Crop Sale Agreement

At a glance

Price: Free, always.
Stamp duty: A sale of a crop is a sale of goods, not of land, so no conveyance duty is charged.
Registration: Not registrable.
Witnesses: Not required by law, but two adult witnesses who are not parties are customary in village practice and are provided for below.

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Also called

standing crop sale
crop sale before harvest
fasal ka sauda
khadi fasal ka sauda
ਖੜ੍ਹੀ ਫ਼ਸਲ ਦਾ ਸੌਦਾ
खड़ी फ़सल का सौदा
sugarcane or fodder sale agreement

When you need it

Use this when a farmer sells a crop that is still standing in the field, such as maize, sugarcane, green fodder, potato, vegetables or a fruit crop, to a buyer who will harvest it and carry it away. It records the field and the crop, the price (as one lump sum or at a rate on the quantity actually harvested), the advance, the date by which the buyer must harvest and clear the field, who bears the loss if the crop is damaged before harvest, and what happens if the buyer does not harvest in time.

The buyer gets the crop, not the land: no right to the field or to possession of it is given beyond entering to cut and carry the crop within the time allowed. Not for: a sale of the land itself (use the Agreement to Sell Agricultural Land); an arrangement where the buyer supplies seed and inputs and promises to take the crop at a fixed rate (use the Contract Farming Agreement); a share-of-crop arrangement with a cultivator (use the Batai Crop-Share Agreement); a sale of apple crop in Himachal Pradesh (use the Himachal Apple Crop Sale Agreement).

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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

A sale of a crop is a sale of goods, not of land, so no conveyance duty is charged. A general agreement may attract a fixed duty under the residual agreement entry of the Punjab or Chandigarh schedule, and this drafter could not confirm one current figure, so none is stated. A simple receipt for an advance is commonly given with a revenue stamp where the amount is over the threshold in the Indian Stamp Act, 1899. Ask on the official e-stamping portal or at the Sub-Registrar counter before signing.

Registration

Not registrable. A sale of a standing crop that is to be cut and removed is a sale of goods, and no interest in the land passes, so section 17 of the Registration Act, 1908 does not apply.

Notarisation

Not required. Either party may have it notarised for extra comfort that the signatures are genuine; carry original photo ID.

Witnesses

Not required by law, but two adult witnesses who are not parties are customary in village practice and are provided for below.

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STANDING CROP SALE AGREEMENT

This agreement is made at Village Rurki, Tehsil Samrala on 1 April 2026.

BETWEEN

Nirmal Singh, of Village Bhatian, Tehsil Samrala, District Ludhiana, mobile 98140-00000 (the "Seller");

AND

Rajinder Kumar, of Mandi Samrala, District Ludhiana, mobile 98140-00000 (the "Buyer").

1. THE CROP

1.1 The Seller sells and the Buyer buys the Maize now standing on an area of 5 acres (40 kanal) of the Seller's land at Village Rurki, Tehsil and District Samrala, Ludhiana, khewat / khatauni and khasra (killa) numbers: Khewat 27, Khatauni 44; Khasra 19//12, 19//13 (the "Crop").

1.2 The Seller states that the Crop is his own, free of any pledge or claim of another person, and that no one else has been promised it.

2. PRICE AND PAYMENT

2.1 The price is ₹90,000 (Rupees Ninety Thousand only), fixed as a lump sum for the whole crop on the area stated above.

2.2 The Buyer has paid ₹20,000 (Rupees Twenty Thousand only) in advance today, and the Seller acknowledges it. It will be set off against the price.

2.3 The balance is payable as follows: Before the first load leaves the field. The Seller shall give a receipt for every payment.

3. HARVEST AND REMOVAL

3.1 The Buyer shall harvest the Crop at his own cost and risk, with his own labour and vehicles, and shall finish and clear the field by 2 April 2026 (the "Last Date").

3.2 The Buyer may enter the field only to cut and carry the Crop within that time. He shall not damage the field bunds, watercourses, tubewell, trees or other property of the Seller, and shall not graze animals or stack material on the land beyond what harvesting needs.

3.3 The Seller keeps possession of the land throughout. This agreement gives the Buyer no lease, tenancy or other right in the land.

3.4 If the Buyer does not finish by the Last Date, the Seller may harvest or dispose of what is left on the Buyer's account, after giving the Buyer seven days' written notice, and may keep from the amount paid whatever loss he suffers, giving an account of it.

4. RISK

4.1 Until the Crop is cut, the Seller looks after it. If the Crop is destroyed or badly damaged before harvest by hail, flood, fire, pest, theft or any other cause outside the Buyer's control, the Buyer may either take what is left at a fair reduced price agreed in writing or cancel this agreement, and in the second case the Seller shall return what the Buyer has paid within fifteen days.

4.2 Once the Buyer has cut the Crop, it is at the Buyer's risk. Any compensation or insurance money for loss to the Crop before harvest belongs to the Seller unless the parties agree otherwise in writing.

4.3 The Buyer shall not burn any crop residue left on the land in breach of any law or order for the time being in force.

5. DISPUTES

5.1 The parties shall first try to settle any dispute by talking, if they wish with the help of respected elders or the village panchayat.

Questions about this document

Does the Standing Crop Sale Agreement need stamp paper or stamp duty in Punjab and Chandigarh?

A sale of a crop is a sale of goods, not of land, so no conveyance duty is charged.

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Does the Standing Crop Sale Agreement need registration in Punjab and Chandigarh?

Not registrable.

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What does the Standing Crop Sale Agreement cost on Kaagazaat?

Free, always.

Does the Standing Crop Sale Agreement need witnesses?

Not required by law, but two adult witnesses who are not parties are customary in village practice and are provided for below.

See the full position on stamp duty, registration and witnesses

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