Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 · Chapter IV: Of Negotiation · O f p r e s e n t m e n t
Section 75: Presentment by or to agent, representative of deceased, or assignee of insolvent
In plain words
Presentment can be made to the authorised agent of the drawee, maker or acceptor, to their legal representative if they have died, or to their assignee if they are insolvent.
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Official text
Presentment for acceptance or payment may be made to the duly authorized agent of the drawee, maker or acceptor, as the case may be, or, where the drawee, maker or acceptor has died, to his legal representative, or, where he has been declared an insolvent, to his assignee.
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