Legal Question in Banking Law in India

A Fraud happen due to bank mistake

Bank cashier pay the amount to an unknown person of Rs.4,95,000/- without giving any information to the proprietor.

So please tell me what is the rule of bearer cheque payment.


Asked on 1/01/16, 11:01 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Fca Prashant Chavan Expert Edge LLP

02.01.2016

Dear Sir / Madam,

It is at the discretion of the Bank and it is not mandatory to ask the bearer to produce and verify his / her identity and note his / her mobile number on the reverse of the cheque. So the Bank is not legally liable to give the bearer's information to the proprietor.

Regards,

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Answered on 1/02/16, 9:40 am


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