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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Section 100

Protest.—When a promissory note or bill of exchange has been dishonoured by non-acceptance or non-payment, the holder

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Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Section 100 is part of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 - Protest.—When a promissory note or bill of exchange has been dishonoured by non-acceptance or non-payment, the holder. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

Protest for better security.—When the acceptor of a bill of exchange has become insolvent, or his credit has been publicly impeached, before the maturity of the bill, the holder may, within a reasonable time, cause a notary public to demand better security of the acceptor, and on its being 22 refused may, within a reasonable time, cause such facts to be noted and certified as aforesaid. Such certificate is called a protest for better security.

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What does Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Section 100 provide?

Section Section 100 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (Protest.—When a promissory note or bill of exchange has been dishonoured by non-acceptance or non-payment, the holder) 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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