# The Indian Succession Act, 1925, Section 237: Probate of copy or draft of lost will

- Act: The Indian Succession Act, 1925 (Act 39 of 1925)
- In force from: 1925-09-30
- Ministry: Ministry of Law and Justice
- Source URL: https://indiacode.ecourtsindia.com/succession-act/section/237/

## Text

When a will has been lost or mislaid since the testator's death, or has been destroyed by wrong or accident and not by any act of the testator, and a copy or the draft of the will has been preserved, probate may .be granted of such copy or draft, limited until the original or a properly authenticated copy of it is produced.

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