Section 63
Drawee’s time for deliberation
Chapter 5: Of presentment
The holder must, if so required by the drawee of a bill of exchange presented to him for acceptance, allow the drawee [forty-eight] hours (exclusive of public holidays) to consider whether he will accept it.
The Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (Act No. 26 of 1881). From the updated text on India Code, with later amendments. Being checked against the official copy; amendment notes are not shown yet.