Section 177
Creditor prima facie entitled to legacy as well as debt.
The Indian Succession Act, 1925
About this Act
An Act to consolidate the law applicable to intestate and testamentary succession.
Where a debtor bequeaths a legacy to
his creditor, and it does not appear from the will that the legacy is meant as a satisfaction of the debt, the
creditor shall be entitled to the legacy, as well as to the amount of the debt.