Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Section 67

CrPC 67 in BNSS: Section 69

Section 67 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 corresponds to Section 69 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. CrPC 67 deals with service of summons outside local limits. The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita came into force on 1 July 2024, replacing the CrPC. Both texts are set out below, side by side, with the changed words marked.

Code of Criminal Procedure

CrPC 67 is now BNSS 69.

Service of summons outside local limits

Carried over
Old wording kept in full
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. VI
s. 67
Service of summons outside local limits
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 from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. VI
s. 69
Service of summons outside local limits.
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 from India Code
Related sectionsBNSS 69 · Service of summons outside local lim…
CrPC 66 · Service on Government servantCrPC 68 · Proof of service in such cases and when serving officer not present

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