law: Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 
  101. Contents of protest 
  A protest under section 100 must contain,- 
  (a) either the instrument itself, or a literal transcript of the
  
  instrument and of everything written or printed thereupon;
  (b) the nature of the person for whom and against whom the
  
  instrument has been protested;
  (c) a statement that payment or acceptance, or better security,
  
  as the case may be, has been demanded of such person by the notary public; the
  
  terms of his answer, if any, or a statement that he gave no answer, or that he
  
  could not be found;
  (d) when the note or bill has been dishonored, the place and
  
  time of dishonor, and, when better security has been refused, the place and
  
  time of refusal;
  (e) the subscription of the notary public making the protest;
  (f) in the event of an acceptance for honor or of a payment for
  
  honor, the name of the person by whom, of the person for whom, and the manner
  
  in which, such acceptance or payment was offered and effected.
  17[A notary public may make the demand mentioned in clause (c)
  
  of this section either in person or by his clerk or, where authorized by
  
  agreement or usage, by registered letter.]