Section 189. Deposit by purchaser and re-sale on default

189. (1) The person declared to be the purchaser shall be required to deposit immediately twenty five percent of the amount of his bid, and in default of such deposit, the property shall be forthwith re-sold, and such person shall be liable for the expenses incurred on the first sale and any deficiency in price occurring on re-sale, and the same may be recovered from him by the Collector as if the same were an arrear of land revenue. (2) A deposit under sub-section (1) may be made either in cash or by a demand draft (issued by a scheduled bank) or partly in cash and partly by such draft. Explanation—For the purposes of this section, the expression ‘demand draft’ includes a banker’s cheques.