law: Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 
  99. Noting 
  When a promissory note or bill of exchange has been dishonored
  
  by non-acceptance or non-payment, the holder may cause such dishonor to be noted
  
  by a notary public upon the instrument, or upon a paper attached thereto, or
  
  partly upon each, such note must be made within a reasonable time after
  
  dishonor, and must specify the date of dishonor, the reason, if any assigned
  
  for such dishonor, or if the instrument has not been expressly dishonored, the
  
  reason why the holder treats it as dishonored, and the notary's charges.