Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

Section 64

Service when persons summoned cannot be found

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Provision: Section 64 of CrPC
Act: Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Classification: criminal procedure
Jurisdiction: India

Statutory Content

What does Section 64 of CrPC say?

Where the person summoned cannot, by the exercise of due diligence, be found, the summons may be served by leaving one of the duplicates for him with some adult male member of his family residing with him, and the person with whom the summons is so left shall, if so required by the serving officer, sign a receipt therefor on the back of the other duplicate.

Indian StandardSection 64, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

Bluebook (21st ed.)Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, § 64 (India)

Court Pleading StandardSection 64 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

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Common Questions about Section 64 CrPC

What is Section 64 of CrPC?

Section 64 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) defines and regulates "Service when persons summoned cannot be found". The section states: Where the person summoned cannot, by the exercise of due diligence, be found, the summons may be served by leaving one of the duplicates for him with some adult male member of his ...