Until the bill is accepted the liability of drawee is ........

Commercial and Business Laws Negotiable Instrument Act

Until the bill is accepted, the liability of drawee is __________.

Primary and unconditional

Primary and conditional

Secondary and conditional

None of these

Let’s break it down:

- A drawee is the person or entity expected to pay a bill of exchange.

- Until the drawee actually “accepts” the bill (usually by signing it), they don’t have any legal liability to pay.

- So their liability isn’t primary or unconditional—it doesn’t even start yet.

- Option 1 (Primary and unconditional): Not possible. Drawee isn’t liable at all before acceptance.

- Option 2 (Primary and conditional): Still not possible, for the same reason.

- Option 3 (Secondary and conditional): Nope. Secondary liability arises after refusal to pay on maturity, but only after acceptance.

- Option 4 (None of these): This fits. Liability starts only after acceptance, and before that, it’s non-existent.

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