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Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881

Section 125, NI Act: Crossing after issue

Pundora · Published 3 October 2026

Section 125 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, in the Act's own words.

The section

125. Crossing after issue.

Where a cheque is uncrossed, the holder may cross it generally or specially. Where a cheque is crossed generally, the holder may cross it specially. Where a cheque is crossed generally, or specially, the holder may add the words "not negotiable". Where a cheque is crossed specially, the banker to whom it is crossed may again cross it specially to another banker, his agent, for collection.

The text is India Code's consolidated text as loaded into Pundora's statute corpus on 1 September 2026. A section quoted in a draft checked by Pundora is checked against this text.

Sources

  1. India Code: Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, section 125 (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.