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Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881

Section 137, NI Act: Presumption as to foreign law

Pundora · Published 3 October 2026

Section 137 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, in the Act's own words.

The section

137. Presumption as to foreign law.

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

The text is India Code's consolidated text as loaded into Pundora's statute corpus on 1 September 2026. A section quoted in a draft checked by Pundora is checked against this text.

Sources

  1. India Code: Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, section 137 (read 1 September 2026)

The Act's own words, from India Code. If the text here differs from the Gazette, the Gazette governs; write to contact@pundora.in and it will be corrected and dated.