Section 95: Party receiving must transmit notice of dishonour

In plain words

A party who receives notice of dishonour must, to hold an earlier party liable to them, pass on the notice within a reasonable time, unless that party has already received due notice.

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Official text

Any party receiving notice of dishonour must, in order to render any prior party liable to himself, give notice of dishonour to such party within a reasonable time, unless such party otherwise receives due notice as provided by section 93.

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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