1. Short title.2 2. [Repealed.].3. Interpretation-clause.2 4. ''Promissory note''.3 5. ''Bill of exchange''.2 6. ''Cheque''.3 7. ''Drawer.''7 8. ''Holder''.2 9. ''Holder in due course''.4 10. ''Payment in due course''.1 11. Inland instrument.1 12. Foreign instrument.13. ''Negotiable instrument''.2 14. Negotiation.15. Indorsement.1 16. Indorsement ''in blank'' and ''in full''.17. Ambiguous instruments.18. Where amount is stated differently in figu…19. Instruments payable on demand.1 20. Inchoate stamped instruments.2 21. ''At sight''.1 22. ''Maturity''.2 23. Calculating maturity of bill or note payab…24. Calculating maturity of bill or note payab…25. When day of maturity is a holiday.26. Capacity to make, etc., promissory notes, …1 27. Agency.1 28. Liability of agent signing.29. Liability of legal representative signing.30. Liability of drawer.2 31. Liability of drawee of cheque.2 32. Liability of maker of note and acceptor of…3 33. Only drawee can be acceptor except in need…34. Acceptance by several drawees not partners…35. Liability of indorser.36. Liability of prior parties to holder in du…37. Maker, drawer and acceptor principals.1 38. Prior party a principal in respect of each…39. Suretyship.40. Discharge of indorser's liability.41. Acceptor bound, although, indorsement forg…42. Acceptance of bill drawn in fictitious nam…1 43. Negotiable instrument made, etc., without …1 44. Partial absence or failure of money-consid…45. Partial failure of consideration not consi…45A. Holder's right to duplicate of lost bill.1 46. Delivery.47. Negotiation by delivery.48. Negotiation by indorsement.49. Conversion of indorsement in blank into in…50. Effect of indorsement.1 51. Who may negotiate.52. Indorser who excludes his own liability or…53. Holder deriving title from holder in due c…54. Instrument indorsed in blank.55. Conversion of indorsement in blank into in…56. Indorsement for part of sum due.57. Legal representative cannot by delivery on…58. Instrument obtained by unlawful means or f…59. Instrument acquired after dishonour or whe…60. Instrument negotiable till payment or sati…61. Presentment for acceptance.62. Presentment of promissory note for sight.63. Drawee's time for deliberation.64. Presentment for payment.2 65. Hours for presentment.66. Presentment for payment of instrument paya…67. Presentment for payment of promissory note…68. Presentment for payment of instrument paya…1 69. Instrument payable at specified place.70. Presentment where no exclusive place speci…71. Presentment when maker, etc., has no known…72. Presentment of cheque to charge drawer.73. Presentment of cheque to charge any other …74. Presentment of instrument payable on deman…75. Presentment by or to agent, representative…75A. Excuse for delay in presentment for accept…1 76. When presentment unnecessary.77. Liability of banker for negligently dealin…78. To whom payment should be made.1 79. Interest when rate specified.1 80. Interest when no rate specified.4 81. Delivery of instrument on payment or indem…1 82. Discharge from liability.1 83. Discharge by allowing drawee more than for…84. When cheque not duly presented and drawer …1 85. Cheque payable to order.1 85A. Drafts drawn by one branch of a bank on an…86. Parties not consenting discharged by quali…87. Effect of material alteration.2 88. Acceptor or indorser bound notwithstanding…89. Payment of instrument on which alteration …90. Extinguishment of rights of action on bill…91. Dishonour by non-acceptance.92. Dishonour by non-payment.1 93. By and to whom notice should be given.1 94. Mode in which notice may be given.95. Party receiving must transmit notice of di…96. Agent for presentment.97. When party to whom notice given is dead.98. When notice of dishonour is unnecessary.99. Noting.100. Protest.1 101. Contents of protest.102. Notice of protest.103. Protest for non-payment after dishonour by…104. Protest of foreign bills.104A. When noting equivalent to protest.105. Reasonable time.1 106. Reasonable time of giving notice of dishon…107. Reasonable time for transmitting such noti…108. Acceptance for honour.109. How acceptance for honour must be made.110. Acceptance not specifying for whose honour…111. Liability of acceptor for honour.112. When acceptor for honour may be charged.113. Payment for honour.114. Right of payer for honour.1 115. Drawee in case of need.116. Acceptance and payment without protest.117. Rules as to compensation.1 118. Presumptions as to negotiable instruments.43 119. Presumption on proof of protest.1 120. Estoppel against denying original validity…121. Estoppel against denying capacity of payee…122. Estoppel against denying signature or capa…123. Cheque crossed generally.124. Cheque crossed specially.125. Crossing after issue.126. Payment of cheque crossed generally.127. Payment of cheque crossed specially more t…128. Payment in due course of crossed cheque.1 129. Payment of crossed cheque out of due cours…130. Cheque bearing ''not negotiable''.131. Non-liability of banker receiving payment …3 131A. Application of Chapter to drafts.132. Set of bills.133. Holder of first acquired part entitled to.134. Law governing liability of maker, acceptor…1 135. Law of place of payment governs dishonour.136. Instrument made, etc., out of India, but i…1 137. Presumption as to foreign law.138. Dishonour of cheque for insufficiency, etc…421 139. Presumption in favour of holder.50 140. Defence which may not be allowed in any pr…2 141. Offences by companies.88 142. Cognizance of offences.38 142A. Validation for transfer of pending cases.3 143. Power of Court to try cases summarily.7 143A. Power to direct interim compensation.9 144. Mode of service of summons.2 145. Evidence on affidavit.9 146. Bank's slip prima facie evidence of certai…147. Offences to be compoundable.12 148. Power of Appellate Court to order payment …8

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12. Foreign instrument.

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Any such instrument not so drawn, made or made payable shall be deemed to be a foreign instrument.

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