Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 · Chapter III: P A R T I E S T O N O T E S, B I L L S A N D C H E Q U E S .
Section 34: Acceptance by several drawees not partners
In plain words
Where a bill has several drawees who are not partners, each can accept for themselves, but none can accept for another without that person's authority.
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Official text
Where there are several drawees of a bill of exchange who are not partners, each of them can accept it for himself, but none of them can accept it for another without his authority.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 15 October 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.
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