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.
PART VI TESTAMENTARY SUCCESSION · CHAPTER XXI.—Of Legacies to creditors and Portioners
Section 177: Creditor prima facie entitled to legacy as well as debt
The Indian Succession Act, 1925