Notary A Public Official

In brief, a notary can be defined as a public official appointed
by the state government to make a legal document valid and he
verifies the document impartially to prevent any case of fraud.
Depending on the state his duties and powers are assigned. The
signature and the seal of the notary are the most essential to
attest the document.
However, the notary has to be very careful while witnessing any
document, before signing any document he/she should check
for the entries to be correct like the date, time, signature of the
signer, ID proofs, etc as these can later be used for any kind of
inquiry.
He has the power to reject attesting any document if he thinks it
is invalid or is a fraud. But the notary doesn’t have any of the
powers to reject attesting any of the documents on the basis of
caste, class, religion, gender, or nationality.