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Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881

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1Short title and commencement→2Interpretation clause→3Parties to note→4Promissory note how made→5Capacity to make, etc., promissory notes→6Parties to bill→7Address to drawee→8Certain bills not bills of exchange→9Inland and foreign bills→10Cheque→11Liability of drawer→12Liability of drawee of cheque→13Dishonour by non-acceptance→14Dishonour by non-payment→15Dishonour by notice of non-acceptance or non-payment→16Rules as to notice of dishonour→17Effect of non-business days→18Promissory notes→19Delivery of instrument→20Capacity to make, etc., promissory notes, etc.→21Attestation of instrument→22Time for acceptance→23Acceptance by several drawees→24Acceptance of a draft by the drawee's agent→25Liability of the drawee→26Discharge of the drawee→27Discharge by cancellation→28Discharge by renunciation→29Discharge by payment→30Discharge by operation of law→31Ambiguous instruments→32Inchoate stamped instruments→33Negotiable instrument made, etc., without consideration→34Partial failure of consideration→35Lack of consideration→36Circumstances in which a contract in writing may be varied→37Provision as to certain crossed cheques→38Effect of crossing as to bearer cheques→39Powers of holder of crossed cheque→40Protection to banker and drawer where cheque is crossed→41Interpretation of terms→42Contract of indemnity→43Only drawee can be an acceptor→44What constitutes valid acceptance→45Time for acceptance→45ASection→46Acceptance by several drawees not jointly→47Effect of acceptance after due date→48Irregularities as to place of acceptance→49When acceptance must be written→50Acceptance by drawee's agent→51Delivery→52Presentment→53Presentment of cheque to charge drawer→54Presentment of cheque to charge any other person→55Acceptance and payment, and interest→56When noting equivalent to protest→57Dishonor by non-acceptance→58Dishonor by non-payment→59Notice of dishonor→60Content of notice→61A cheque may be drawn in ordinary language→62Cheque crossed generally→63Cheque crossed specially→64Crossing after issue→65Crossing after endorsement→66Payment of cheque crossed generally→67Payment of cheque crossed specially→68Payment of crossed cheque to drawer→69Notice of crossing→70Cheque not crossed→71Presumption as to signature of drawer and other parties→72Negotation of instrument by a minor→73Negotation of instrument by a person of unsound mind→74Negotation of instrument by a person who has not capacity to contract→75Negotation of instrument by a person who is not competent to contract→75ASection→76Dishonour of cheque for insufficiency of funds by drawee bank without an order of court→77Dishonour of cheque for insufficiency of funds by drawee bank due to a cheque in a currency other than that of the Republic of India→78Dishonour of cheque for insufficiency of funds by drawee bank due to a cheque in a currency other than that of the Republic of India→79Dishonour of cheque for insufficiency of funds by drawee bank due to a cheque in a currency other than that of the Republic of India→80Dishonour of cheque for insufficiency of funds by drawee bank due to a cheque in a currency other than that of the Republic of India→81Presumption as to signature of drawer and other forthcoming parties→81ASection→82Negotable instruments taken under threat or under fear of injury→83Negotable instruments taken by a person having an interest in the same→84Negotable instruments taken by a person having a lien thereon→85Negotable instruments taken by a person having a right to retain the same→85ASection→86Presumption as to signature of drawer and other forthcoming parties→87Presumption as to signature of drawer and other forthcoming parties→88Presumption as to alteration of cheque→89Presumption as to date of cheque→90Presumption as to cheque being a cheque for an amount→91Presumption as to signature and tenor→92Section→93Section→94Section→95Section→96Presumption as to signature of drawer and other forthcoming parties→97Negotation of promissory note, bill of exchange and cheque→98Negotation of promissory note, bill of exchange and cheque by endorsement→99Negotation of promissory note, bill of exchange and cheque by delivery→100Negotation of promissory note, bill of exchange and cheque by holder in due course→101Presumption as to signature and tenor→102Presumption as to date of acceptance→103Presumption as to place of acceptance→104Presumption as to acceptance by holder→104ASection→105Negotiation by holder→106Presumption as to signature of drawer and other forthcoming parties→107Negotation of promissory note, bill of exchange and cheque→108Consideration for endorsement→109Holder in due course→110Negotation of instruments payable to bearer→111Presumption as to signature of drawer and other parties→112Reckoning day for purposes of dishonour of bill of exchange, cheque or promissory note→113Presumption of due presentation in certain cases→114Negotiable instruments to be deemed to be transferred when endorsement is made→115Negotable instruments to be deemed to be transferred when endorsement is made→116Presumption as to signature and tenor→117Presumption as to date of acceptance→118Presumption as to drawer, maker or acceptor→119Presumption as to holder→120Presumption as to holder in due course→121Section→122Section→123Section→124Section→125Section→126Presumption as to signature and tenor→127Presumption as to date of acceptance→128Presumption as to date of drawing and issuing→129Presumption as to holder→130Presumption as to holder in due course→131Presumption as to signature and tenor→131ASection→132Presumption as to date of acceptance→133Presumption as to date of drawing and issue of bill of exchange→134Presumption as to date of endorsement→135Presumption as to date of delivery→136Section→137Section→138Section→139Section→140Section→141Section→142Section→142ASection→143Abetment of dishonour of promissory note→143ASection→144Negotiable instruments made without consideration→145Negotiable instruments made in breach of contract→146Presumption as to signature and tenor→147Presumption as to delivery of bill of exchange, hundi or cheque→148Section→

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