Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 · Chapter IV: Of Negotiation · O f p r e s e n t m e n t
Section 68: Presentment for payment of instrument payable at specified place and not elsewhere
In plain words
An instrument payable at a specified place and nowhere else must be presented for payment at that place to charge any party.
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Official text
A promissory note, bill of exchange or cheque made, drawn or accepted payable at a specified place and not elsewhere must, in order to charge any party thereto, be presented for payment at that place.
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Supreme Court judgments citing the section 68
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