Promissory Note

PN means a paper with a writing which has a promise. But it does not mean that we write “I owe You” and it becomes a PN.

  • PN is always in writing
  • PN has an unconditional undertaking called promise
  • The promise is to pay money
  • The money has to be paid to the certain person.
    • Please note that when a person issues a promissory note, he/ she would have to stamp it as per the Indian Stamp Act and normally a revenue stamp is affixed on the PN signed by the promissory.

The PN can be Demand Promissory Note or Usance Promissory Note. Demand Promissory Note has to be paid immediately on demand and Usance Promissory Note has to be paid after certain time period.

 

  • There are two parties in the PN. The maker is who promises to pay and the payee is who is promised to pay.

Is a currency Note a promissory note?

The currency Notes bear the following note signed by Governor Reserve Bank of India (for more than ` 1) and Finance Secretary (` 1) :

I promise to pay the bearer a sum of ________Rupee/ Rupees.

However , Currency notes are money and they don’t fulfill the conditions of the PN. The currency is excluded from NI act and governed by Indian Currency Act. So Currency notes are Not promissory Notes.


5 Comments

  1. navin

    November 18, 2011 at 11:11 pm

    i m faceing very big problem for nat having the pdf download…..plz again provide the facility of pdf download

  2. Rajnikant Shukla

    May 10, 2014 at 12:00 pm

    I want April 2014 current affairs to come in my mail

  3. tathagata

    August 20, 2014 at 10:55 pm

    yes i am also facing same problem….so plz active the pdf download support ….thank u….

  4. Himanshu Srivastava

    February 8, 2015 at 6:33 pm

    I m confused
    @Source Wikipedia A banknote (often known as a bill, paper money, or simply a note) is a type of negotiable instrument known as a promissory note, made by a bank, payable to the bearer on demand.

  5. Vignesh

    April 22, 2015 at 7:35 pm

    What would be the maximum amount that can be lent with Promissory Note as proof?
    How can we transact the money?
    Which would be best way to transact money among these?(Cheque, Demand Draft, Cash, Money transfer through bank)

Leave a Reply to Himanshu Srivastava Cancel reply