Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
BNSS Section 65
Service of summons on corporate bodies, firms, and societies
In one line
BNSS Section 65 deals with service of summons on corporate bodies, firms, and societies and replaces CrPC 63.
Bare act text — BNSS 65
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
What changed from the CrPC
- CrPC 63 → BNSS 65: In subsection (1), Director and Manager is added.
- CrPC 63 → BNSS 65: New subsection (2) regarding service of summons on any partner of a firm or other association of individuals.
Frequently asked
What was BNSS Section 65 in the CrPC?
BNSS Section 65 (Service of summons on corporate bodies, firms, and societies) replaces Section 63 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CrPC 63 is now BNSS 65.
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Nearby BNSS sections
- 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 63 — Form of summons
- BNSS 64 — Summons how served
- 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
- BNSS 69 — Service of summons outside local limits
- BNSS 70 — Proof of service in such cases and when serving officer not present