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Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881

Section 60, NI Act: Instrument negotiable till payment or satisfaction

Pundora · Published 3 October 2026

Section 60 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, in the Act's own words.

The section

60. Instrument negotiable till payment or satisfaction.

A negotiable instrument may be negotiated (except by the maker, drawee or acceptor after maturity) until payment or satisfaction thereof by the maker, drawee or acceptor at or after maturity, but not after such payment or satisfaction.

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 60 (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.