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NI Act, Section 137. Presumption as to foreign law


 
Category of Bare Act Name of the Act Year of Promulgation
Criminal Laws Negotiable Instruments Act 1881
Act Number Enactment Date Chapter Number
26 09.12.1881 16
Chapter Title Ministry Department
Of International Law Ministry of Finance Department of Financial Services

The law of any foreign country 1[* * *] regarding promissory note, bills of exchange and cheques shall be presumed to be the same as that of 2[India], unless and until the contrary is proved.

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1. The words “or the State Jammu and Kashmir” omitted by Act 62 of 1956, sec. 2 and Sch.

2. Subs. by Act 3 of 1951, sec. 3 and Sch., for “the State”.

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