85. Cheque payable
to order .- (1) Where a cheque payable to order purports
to be endorsed by or on behalf of the payee, the drawee is
discharged by payment in due course.
(2) Where a cheque is originally expressed to be payable
to bearer, the drawee is discharged by payment in due course
to the bearer thereof, notwithstanding any endorsement whether
in full or in blank appearing thereon, and notwithstanding
that any such endorsement purports to restrict or exclude
further negotiation.
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