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Section 104A, NI Act: When noting equivalent to protest

Pundora · Published 3 October 2026

Section 104A of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, in the Act's own words.

The section

104A. When noting equivalent to protest.

1[104A. When noting equivalent to protest.--For the purposes of this Act, where a bill of note is required to be protested within a specified time or before some further proceeding is taken it is sufficient that the bill has been noted for protest before the expiration of the specified time or the taking of the proceeding; and, the formal protest may be extended at any time thereafter as of the date of the noting.]

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Sources

  1. India Code: Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, section 104A (read 1 September 2026)

The Act's own words, from India Code. If the text here differs from the Gazette, the Gazette governs; write to contact@pundora.in and it will be corrected and dated.