Indian Stamp Act, 1899
The following instruments may be stamped with adhesive stamps, namely: — (a) instruments chargeable [with a duty not exceeding ten naye paise], except parts of bills of exchange payable otherwise than on demand and drawn in sets; (b) bills of exchange, *** and promissory notes drawn or made out of [India]; (c) entry as an advocate, vakil or attorney on the roll of a High Court; (d) notarial acts; and (e) transfers by endorsement of shares in any incorporated company or other body corporate.