NI Act · XIII — S P E C I A L R U L E S O F E V I D E N C E

Section 120. Estoppel against denying original validity of instrument

In force · As amended up to 2026-08

120. Estoppel against denying original validity of instrument.— No maker of a promissory note, and no drawer of a bill of exchange or cheque, and no acceptor of a bill of exchange for the honour of the drawer shall, in a suit thereon by a holder in due course, be permitted to deny the validity of the instrument as originally made or drawn.

Source: India Code