BNSS Section 65 — Service of summons on corporate bodies, firms, and societies
CHAPTER VI PROCESSES TO COMPEL APPEARANCE — A.—Summons
Criminal
Summary
A summons for a company or corporation can be delivered by giving it to a Director, Manager, Secretary, or other officer of that company, or by sending it by registered post to that person in India. If sent by post, the summons is considered served when the letter would normally arrive in the mail. For a firm or other group of individuals, the summons can be served on any partner of that firm or group, or sent by registered post to that partner, and it is considered served when the letter would normally arrive.
Official Text
(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.
Referred to by
- BNSS §67 — Procedure when service cannot be effected as before provided
- BNSS §70 — Proof of service in such cases and when serving officer not present
- BNSS §183 — Recording of confessions and statements
- BNSS §218 — Prosecution of Judges and public servants
- BNSS §396 — Victim compensation scheme
- BNSS §397 — Treatment of victims
- BNSS §415 — Appeals from convictions
- BNSS §418 — Appeal by State Government against sentence
- BNSS §483 — Special powers of High Court or Court of Session regarding bail
Related Judgments
- PARVINDER SINGH vs DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT — Supreme Court of India (2026)
- IMRAN PRATAPGADHI vs STATE OF GUJARAT AND ANR — Supreme Court of India (2025)
- Balu Alias Balasaheb Mahadu Barde. vs The State of Maharashtra & Anr — Bombay High Court (Mumbai Principal Seat) (2025)
Old <-> New Code Mapping
- CrPC §63 — Service of summons on corporate bodies, firms, and societies
