Section 140 NI Act — Defence which may not be allowed in any prosecution under section 138

The Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 · Official PDF page 28

140. Defence which may not be allowed in any prosecution under section 138. —Itshall not be a defence in a prosecution for an offence under section 138 that the drawer had no reason to believe when he issued the cheque that the cheque may be dishonoured on presentment for the reasons stated in that section.

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