ELEMENT 1: THE OFFER MUST BE COMMUNICATED TO THE OFFEREE
The offer is completed only when it has been communicated to the offeree. Until the offer is communicated, it cannot be accepted. Thus, an offer accepted without its knowledge does not confer any legal rights on the acceptor.
As in the case of Lalman Shukla v. Gauri Datt (1913), All LJ 489 case A's nephews have absconded from his home. He sent his servant to trace his missing nephew. When the servant had left, A then announced that anybody who has discovered the missing boy would be given the reward of Rs.500. The servant discovered the missing boy without knowing the reward. When the servant came to know about the reward, he asked for the same A. A refused to give the reward. The servant bought an action against A in the court of law to recover the same. The court held that the servant discovered the boy without aware of the reward. Thus the offer was not communicated to him. Hence, he is not liable to get the reward from A.
Case: Lalman Shukla v. Gauri Datt (1913)