Indian Succession Act, 1925 · Chapter VI: Of the Construction of Wills
Section 110: Bequest to A for benefit of B does not lapse by A’s death
Where a bequest is made to one person, for the benefit of another, the legacy does not lapse by the death, in the testator's lifetime, of the person to whom the bequest is made.
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