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The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

Service of summons on corporate bodies, firms, and societies

In force From 01 Jul 2024 Act 46 of 2023 As on 15 Oct 2026

Act 46 of 2023 Ministry Home Affairs Enacted 25 Dec 2023 In force 01 Jul 2024 Cited by 15 provisions

Section 65 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 deals with service of summons on corporate bodies, firms, and societies. 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 Indi The Act came into force on 01 Jul 2024.

(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

Section 65, The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (Act 46 of 2023).

Replaces a provision of the Code of Criminal Procedure

CRPC 63 Service of summons on corporate bodies and societies Text carried over almost unchanged 86%

Measured by comparing the text of the two provisions, not taken from an official correspondence table — there is no machine-readable one. See both texts side by side before relying on it.

Both regimes are live. The repealed enactment still governs what happened while it was in force. We never redirect one to the other.

Cross-references

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Referred to by 15

  1. s. 21 Courts by which offences are triable
  2. s. 67 Procedure when service cannot be effected as before provided
  3. s. 173 Information in cognizable cases
  4. s. 180 Examination of witnesses by police
  5. s. 183 Recording of confessions and statements
  6. s. 193 Report of police officer on completion of investigation
  7. s. 218 Prosecution of Judges and public servants
  8. s. 346 Power to postpone or adjourn proceedings
  9. s. 366 Court to be open
  10. s. 396 Victim compensation scheme
  11. s. 397 Treatment of victims
  12. s. 415 Appeals from convictions

and 3 more

Questions about Section 65

What does Section 65 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita deal with?

Section 65 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita is headed "Service of summons on corporate bodies, firms, and societies". 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 Indi

How do I find court cases under Section 65 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita?

In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: BNSS 65, section 65 BNSS, section 65 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita. People searching for it also type bnss 65 b and bnss 65(1). Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.

What should I read with Section 65 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and has it changed?

15 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it. It carries forward CrPC 63 (Service of summons on corporate bodies and societies), so the judgments decided under that provision are the case law on this one.

When did Section 65 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita come into force?

Section 65 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, cited as BNSS 65, came into force on 01 Jul 2024, having been enacted on 25 Dec 2023. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

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