Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
BNSS Section 63
Form of summons
In one line
BNSS Section 63 deals with form of summons and replaces CrPC 61.
Bare act text — BNSS 63
63. Form of summons.
Every summons issued by a Court under this Sanhita shall be,— (i) in writing, in duplicate, signed by the presiding officer of such Court or by such other officer as the High Court may, from time to time, by rule direct, and shall bear the seal of the Court; or (ii) in an encrypted or any other form of electronic communication and shall bear the image of the seal of the Court or digital signature.
What changed from the CrPC
- CrPC 61 → BNSS 63: A new clause (ii) "in an encrypted or any other form of electronic communication and shall bear the image of the seal of the Court or digital signature" is added.
Frequently asked
What was BNSS Section 63 in the CrPC?
BNSS Section 63 (Form of summons) replaces Section 61 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CrPC 61 is now BNSS 63.
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Nearby BNSS sections
- BNSS 58 — Person arrested not to be detained more than twenty-four hours
- BNSS 59 — Police to report apprehensions
- BNSS 60 — Discharge of person apprehended
- BNSS 61 — Power, on escape, to pursue and retake
- BNSS 62 — Arrest to be made strictly according to Sanhita
- BNSS 64 — Summons how served
- BNSS 65 — Service of summons on corporate bodies, firms, and societies
- BNSS 66 — Service when persons summoned cannot be found
- BNSS 67 — Procedure when service cannot be effected as before provided
- BNSS 68 — Service on Government servant