Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 · Chapter IV: Of Negotiation · O f p r e s e n t m e n t
Section 66: Presentment for payment of instrument payable after date or sight
In plain words
A note or bill payable a specified period after date or sight must be presented for payment at maturity.
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Official text
A promissory note or bill of exchange, made payable at a specified period after date or sight thereof, must be presented for payment at maturity.
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.
Supreme Court judgments citing the section 66
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