The Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881
129. Payment of cheque crossed specially more than once
Any banker paying a cheque crossed generally otherwise than to a banker or a cheque crossed specially otherwise than to the banker to whom the same is crossed, or his agent for collection, being a banker, shall be liable to the true owner of the cheque for any loss he may sustain owing to the cheque having been so paid.
The Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881