Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881
104A. When noting equivalent to protest
For the purposes of this Act, where a bill or note is required
to be protested within a specified time or before some further proceeding is
taken, it is sufficient that the bill has been noted for protest before the
expiration of the specified time or the taking of the proceeding; and the
formal protest may be extended at any time thereafter as of the date of the
noting.]