The Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881
Section 33Only drawee can be acceptor except in need or for honour
In force
Chapter III PARTIES TO NOTES, BILLS AND CHEQUES
s. 33
33. Only drawee can be acceptor except in need or for honour No person except the drawee of a bill of exchange, or all or some of several drawees, or a person named therein as a drawee in case of need, or an acceptor for honour, can bind himself by an acceptance.