As per Section 8 of Negotiable Instrument
Act
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.
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