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 104A: When noting equivalent to protest
In plain words
Where a bill or note must be protested within a time limit or before a further step, it is enough that it has been noted for protest in time. The formal protest can be completed later, dated as of the noting.
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Official text
For the purposes of this Act, where a bill of note is required to be protested within a specified time or before some further proceeding is taken it is sufficient that the bill has been noted for protest before the expiration of the specified time or the taking of the proceeding; and, the formal protest may be extended at any time thereafter as of the date of the noting.]
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Supreme Court judgments citing the section 104A
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