धारा 71

When the holder of a negotiable instrument has himself endorsed it without obtaining the endorsement of any person through whom the instrument has to be presented, the burden of proving that such endorsement was made before the instrument was forged or that the instrument was lost or stolen before it reached the endorser, lies on the holder. When the holder of a negotiable instrument has himself endorsed it without obtaining the endorsement of any person through whom the instrument has to be presented, the burden of proving that such endorsement was made before the instrument was forged or that the instrument was lost or stolen before it reached the endorser, lies on the holder.