CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1973
BHARATIYA NAGARIK SURAKSHA SANHITA, 2023
63. Service of summons on corporate bodies and societies
65. Service of summons on corporate bodies, firms, and societies
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CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1973
63. Service of summons on corporate bodies and societies.—Service of a summons on a
corporation may be effected by serving it on the secretary, local manager or other principal officer of the
corporation, or by letter sent by registered post, addressed to the chief officer of the corporation in India,
in which case the service shall be deemed to have been effected when the letter would arrive in ordinary course
of post.
Explanation.—In this section, “corporation” means an incorporated company or other body corporate and
includes a society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (21 of 1860).
Legacy / repealed by BNSS India Code — CrPC 1973
BHARATIYA NAGARIK SURAKSHA SANHITA, 2023
65. Service of summons on corporate bodies, firms, and societies.—(1) Service of a summons on a
company or corporation may be effected by serving it on the Director, Manager, Secretary or other officer
of the company or corporation, or by letter sent by registered post addressed to the Director, Manager,
Secretary or other officer of the company or corporation in India, in which case the service shall be deemed
to have been effected when the letter would arrive in ordinary course of post.
Explanation.—In this section, “company” means a body corporate and “corporation” means an
incorporated company or other body corporate registered under the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013) or
a society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (21 of 1860).
(2) Service of a summons on a firm or other association of individuals may be effected by serving it on
any partner of such firm or association, or by letter sent by registered post addressed to such partner, in
which case the service shall be deemed to have been effected when the letter would arrive in ordinary course
of post.
Current law India Code — BNSS 2023