Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 · Chapter IX: O F N O T I N G A N D P R O T E S T
Section 104: Protest of foreign bills
In plain words
Foreign bills of exchange must be protested for dishonour when the law of the place where they were drawn requires it.
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Official text
Foreign bills of exchange must be protested for dishonour when such protest is required by the law of the place where they are drawn.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 15 October 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.
Supreme Court judgments citing the section 104
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