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CHAPTER IV OF NEGOTIATION · C H A P T E R V O F P R E S E N T M E N T

Section 72: Presentment of cheque to charge drawer

The Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881

1[Subject to the provisions of section 84,] a cheque must, in order to charge the drawer, be presented at the bank upon which it is drawn before the relation between the drawer and his banker has been altered to the prejudice of the drawer.

Footnotes in the official text

  1. 1.Ins. by Act 6 of 1897, s. 2.

Questions on this section

1 question in 2 of our papers cite Section 72. Try these from the free papers:

  1. 1. Consider the following statements under Sections 72 and 73 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881: 1. Subject to Section 84, a cheque must, in order to charge the drawer, be presented at the bank on which it is drawn before the relation between the drawer and his banker has been altered to the prejudice of the drawer. 2. A cheque must, in order to charge any person except the drawer, be presented within a reasonable time after its delivery by such person. 3. A cheque must, in order to charge the drawer, be presented within one month from the date it bears. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Practise questions on Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881