Negotiable Instruments Act,1881
Act No : 26
Section :
Discharge by allowing drawee more than forty-eight hours to accept.
83.Discharge by allowing drawee more than forty-eight hours to accept. If the holder of a bill of exchange allows the drawee more than 1[forty-eight] hours, exclusive of public holidays, to consider whether he will accept the same, all previous parties not consenting to such allowance are thereby discharged from liability to such holder.