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The Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881

( ACT NO. XXVI OF 1881 )

Chapter III

PARTIES TO NOTES, BILLS AND CHEQUES

Liability of maker of note and acceptor of bill
32.(1) In the absence of a contract to the contrary, the maker of a promissory note, by making it, and the acceptor before maturity of a bill of exchange by accepting it, engages that he will pay it according to the tenor of the note or his acceptance respectively, and in default of such payment, such maker or acceptor is bound to compensate any party to the note or bill or any loss or damage sustained by him and caused by such default.
 
 
 
 
(2) The acceptor of a bill of exchange at or after maturity, by accepting it, engages to pay the amount thereof to the holder on demand.

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