BNSS §66
persons summoned cannot be duplicate.
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64. Service when persons summoned cannot be found.—Where the person summoned cannot, by the exercise of due diligence, be found, the summons may be served by leaving one of the duplicates for him with some adult male member of his family residing with him, and the person with whom the summons is so left shall, if so required by the serving officer, sign a receipt therefor on the back of the other duplicate. Explanation.—A servant is not a member of the family within the meaning of this section.
66. Where the person summoned cannot, by the exercise of due diligence, be found, the summons may be served by leaving one of the duplicates for him with some adult member of his family residing with him, and the person with whom the summons is so left shall, if so required by the serving officer, sign a receipt therefor on the back of the other duplicate. Explanation.—A servant is not a member of the family within the meaning of this section.
What changedAI-inferred
Service when persons summoned cannot be found.
Old position
CrPC 64 is concerned with Service when persons summoned cannot be found. Service when persons summoned cannot be found
New position
BNSS 66 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: persons summoned cannot be duplicate.. Where the person summoned cannot, by the exercise of due diligence, be found, the summons may be served by leaving one of the duplicates for him with some adult member of his family residing with him, and the person with whom the summons
BNSS 66 (persons summoned cannot be duplicate.) preserves the framework of CrPC 64. BNSS 66 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code. BNSS 66 text: Where the person summoned cannot, by the...
Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)
BNSS 66 (persons summoned cannot be duplicate.) preserves the framework of CrPC 64. BNSS 66 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code.
BNSS 66 text: Where the person summoned cannot, by the exercise of due diligence, be found, the summons may be served by leaving one of the duplicates for him with some adult member of his family residing with him, and the person with whom the summons is so left shall, if so required by the serving officer, sign a receipt therefor...
Transitional note (repeal & savings)
For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, CrPC 64 continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BNSS 66 applies. The transition is governed by the repeal-and-savings clause in the new code (BNS 358 / BNSS 531 / BSA 170 as the case may be); pending proceedings under the old code carry forward unaffected.
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BNSS 66 (persons summoned cannot be duplicate.). The relationship is classified as substantively_same — see the change-note above for the textual delta.
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Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · §66
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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · §64
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- India Code — Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
- Gazette of India — Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
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