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Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Chapter VI: Processes To Compel Appearance

Section 69 BNSS: Service of summons outside local limits

Corresponding CrPC
Section 67 CrPC

Bare Act text

When a Court desires that a summons issued by it shall be served at any place outside its local jurisdiction, it shall ordinarily send such summons in duplicate to a Magistrate within whose local jurisdiction the person summoned resides, or is, to be there served.

Text as enacted in the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (Act No. 46 of 2023), in force from 1 July 2024. Source: India Code, Government of India.

In simple words

Provides that a summons to be served outside the court's local jurisdiction is ordinarily sent in duplicate to a Magistrate within whose jurisdiction the person resides or is, for service there.

Chapter VI: Processes To Compel Appearance

  1. 63 Form of summons
  2. 64 Summons how served
  3. 65 Service of summons on corporate bodies, firms, and societies
  4. 66 Service when persons summoned cannot be found
  5. 67 Procedure when service cannot be effected as before provided
  6. 68 Service on Government servant
  7. 69 Service of summons outside local limits
  8. 70 Proof of service in such cases and when serving officer not present
  9. 71 Service of summons on witness
  10. 72 Form of warrant of arrest and duration
  11. 73 Power to direct security to be taken
  12. 74 Warrants to whom directed
  13. 75 Warrant may be directed to any person
  14. 76 Warrant directed to police officer
  15. 77 Notification of substance of warrant
  16. 78 Person arrested to be brought before Court without delay
  17. 79 Where warrant may be executed
  18. 80 Warrant forwarded for execution outside jurisdiction
  19. 81 Warrant directed to police officer for execution outside jurisdiction
  20. 82 Procedure on arrest of person against whom warrant issued
  21. 83 Procedure by Magistrate before whom such person arrested is brought
  22. 84 Proclamation for person absconding
  23. 85 Attachment of property of person absconding
  24. 86 Identification and attachment of property of proclaimed person
  25. 87 Claims and objections to attachment
  26. 88 Release, sale and restoration of attached property
  27. 89 Appeal from order rejecting application for restoration of attached property
  28. 90 Issue of warrant in lieu of, or in addition to, summons
  29. 91 Power to take bond or bail bond for appearance
  30. 92 Arrest on breach of bond or bail bond for appearance
  31. 93 Provisions of this Chapter generally applicable to summons and warrants of arrest
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