BNSS §67
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65. Procedure when service cannot be effected as before provided.—If service cannot by the exercise of due diligence be effected as provided in section 62, section 63 or section 64, the serving officer shall affix one of the 1. Ins. by Act 5 of 2009, s.10 (w.e.f. 31-12-2009). duplicates of the summons to some conspicuous part of the house or homestead in which the person summoned ordinarily resides; and thereupon the Court, after making such inquiries as it thinks fit, may either declare that the summons has been duly served or order fresh service in such manner as it considers proper.
67. If service cannot by the exercise of due diligence be effected as provided in section 64, section 65 or section 66, the serving officer shall affix one of the duplicates of the summons to some conspicuous part of the house or homestead in which the person summoned ordinarily resides; and thereupon the Court, after making such inquiries as it thinks fit, may either declare that the summons has been duly served or order fresh service in such manner as it considers proper.
What changedAI-inferred
Procedure when service cannot be effected.
Old position
CrPC 65 is concerned with Procedure when service cannot be effected as before provided. Procedure when service cannot be effected as before provided
New position
BNSS 67 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: cannot be effected as before. If service cannot by the exercise of due diligence be effected as provided in section 64, section 65 or section 66, the serving officer shall affix one of the duplicates of the summons to some conspicuous part of the house or homestead in
BNSS 67 (cannot be effected as before) preserves the framework of CrPC 65. BNSS 67 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code. BNSS 67 text: If service cannot by the exercise of due diligence be...
Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)
BNSS 67 (cannot be effected as before) preserves the framework of CrPC 65. BNSS 67 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code.
BNSS 67 text: If service cannot by the exercise of due diligence be effected as provided in section 64, section 65 or section 66, the serving officer shall affix one of the duplicates of the summons to some conspicuous part of the house or homestead in which the person summoned ordinarily resides; and thereupon the Court, after...
Transitional note (repeal & savings)
For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, CrPC 65 continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BNSS 67 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.
Frequently asked
BNSS 67 (cannot be effected as before). The relationship is classified as substantively_same — see the change-note above for the textual delta.
Sources
- India Code — Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
- Gazette of India — Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
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Newlaws.in, CRPC §65 → BNSS §67 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-06-14, https://newlaws.in/bnss/67.
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