Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 · Chapter VIII: Of Notice of Dishonour
Section 97: When party to whom notice given is dead
In plain words
If the person to whom notice of dishonour is sent has died, but the sender does not know this, the notice is sufficient.
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Official text
when the party to whom notice of dishonour is dispatched is dead, but the party dispatching the notice is ignorant of his death, the notice is sufficient.
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