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Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881

Section 16, NI Act: Indorsement ''in blank'' and ''in full''

Pundora · Published 3 October 2026

Section 16 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, in the Act's own words.

The section

16. Indorsement ''in blank'' and ''in full''.

1[(1)] If the indorser signs his name only, the indorsement is said to be "in blank," and if he adds a direction to pay the amount mentioned in the instrument to, or to the order of, a specified person, the indorsement is said to be "in full", and the person so specified "Indorsee".--is called the “indorsee” of the instrument. 2[(2) The provisions of this Act relating to a payee shall apply with the necessary modifications to an indorsee.]

The text is India Code's consolidated text as loaded into Pundora's statute corpus on 1 September 2026; a number before a square bracket is India Code's own footnote marker for an amendment. A section quoted in a draft checked by Pundora is checked against this text.

Sources

  1. India Code: Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, section 16 (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.