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Section 140Central Act

Section 140: Defence which may not be allowed in any prosecution under section 138.

The Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881

It shall 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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