CrPC → BNSS

CrPC Section 66 in BNSS

CrPC Section 66 corresponds to BNSS Section 68 under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

Old provisionCode of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Section 66
New provision68
New ActBharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
MappingMapped

BNSS Section 68 — Service on Government servant

Drafting note. No change.

(1) Where the person summoned is in the active service of the Government, the Court issuing the summons shall ordinarily send it in duplicate to the head of the office in which such person is employed; and such head shall thereupon cause the summons to be served in the manner provided by section 64, and shall return it to the Court under his signature with the endorsement required by that section. (2) Such signature shall be evidence of due service.

Read the full text of BNSS Section 68

Questions this page answers

What is CrPC 66 in BNSS?

CrPC Section 66 is BNSS Section 68 — Service on Government servant.

Has the provision changed?

No change.

Which law applies to an offence today?

Offences committed on or after 1 July 2024 are dealt with under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023; earlier offences continue under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.

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