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Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881

Section 92, NI Act: Dishonour by non-payment

Pundora · Published 3 October 2026

Section 92 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, in the Act's own words.

The section

92. Dishonour by non-payment.

A promissory note, bill of exchange or cheque is said to be dishonoured by non-payment when the maker of the note, acceptor of the bill or drawee of the cheque makes default in payment upon being duly required to pay the same.

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 92 (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.