law: Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 
  93. By and to whom notice should be given 
  When a promissory note, bill of exchange or cheque is dishonored
  
  by non-acceptance or non-payment, the holder thereof, or some party thereto who
  
  remains liable thereon, must give notice that the instrument has been so
  
  dishonored to all other parties whom the holder seeks to make severally liable
  
  thereon, and to some one of several parties whom he seeks to make jointly
  
  liable thereon.
  Nothing in this section renders it necessary to give notice to
  
  the maker of the dishonored promissory note, or the drawee or acceptor of the
  
  dishonored bill of exchange or cheque.