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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Section 82

Discharge from liability.—The maker, acceptor or indorser respectively of a negotiable instrument is discharged from

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Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Section 82 is part of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 - Discharge from liability.—The maker, acceptor or indorser respectively of a negotiable instrument is discharged from. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

(a) by cancellation.—to a holder thereof who cancels such acceptor's or indorser’s name with intent to discharge him, and to all parties claiming under such holder;

(b) by release.—to a holder thereof who otherwise discharges such maker, acceptor or indorser, and to all parties deriving title under such holder after notice of such discharge;

(c) by payment.—to all parties thereto, if the instrument is payable to bearer, or has been indorsed in blank, and such maker, acceptor or indorser makes payment in due course of the amount Section 1 - due thereon

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What does Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Section 82 provide?

Section Section 82 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (Discharge from liability.—The maker, acceptor or indorser respectively of a negotiable instrument is discharged from) is reproduced on this page as part of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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