Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881
131. Non-liability of banker receiving payment of cheque
A banker who has in good faith and without negligence received
payment for a customer of a cheque crossed generally or specially to himself
shall not, in case the title to the cheque proves defective, incur any
liability to the true owner of the cheque by reason only of having received
such payment.
33[Explanation: A banker receives payment of a crossed
cheque for a customer within the meaning of this section notwithstanding that
he credits his customer's account with the amount of the cheque before
receiving payment thereof.]