83. If the holder of a bill of exchange allows the drawee more than [forty-eight] hours, exclusive of public holidays, to consider whether he will accept the same, all previous parties not consenting to such allowance are thereby discharge from liability to such holder.
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881
Section 83: Discharge by allowing drawee more than forty-eight hours to accept
Chapter VII — Of Discharge from Liability on Notes, Bills and Cheques
Source: official text of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881.