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<p>providing that cheques that are crossed and marked 'not negotiable' or similar are not transferable, and providing for electronic presentation of cheques in inter-bank cheque clearing systems.</p>

<p><big> History </big></p>
<p>In India, during the Mauryan period in the 3rd century BC, an instrument called <a href="page.php?w=Adesha">adesha</a> was in use, which was an order on a banker desiring him to pay the money of the note to a third person, which corresponds to the definition of a bill of exchange as we understand it today.</p>

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