Section 8
''Holder''.
The Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881
About this Act
An Act to define and amend the law relating to Promissory Notes, Bills of Exchange and Cheques.
The "holder" of a promissory note, bill of exchange or cheque means any person
entitled in his own name to the possession thereof and to receive or recover the amount due thereon from
the parties thereto.
Where the note, bill or cheque is lost or destroyed, its holder is the person so entitled at the time of such loss or destruction.
Where the note, bill or cheque is lost or destroyed, its holder is the person so entitled at the time of such loss or destruction.