BNSS · Section 65 · Chapter VI — PROCESSES TO COMPEL APPEARANCE

Service of summons on corporate bodies, firms, and societies.

What this section does

Summons on a company or corporation may be served on its Director, Manager, Secretary or other officer, or by registered post to such officer, with service deemed effected on ordinary postal delivery. Service on a firm or association of individuals may be effected on any partner personally or by registered post to any partner, again deemed effected on ordinary postal delivery.

AI-generated plain-language summary. For the binding statutory text, see India Code (official).

Procedure at a glance

Key actors: Court · Director/Manager/Secretary of company · Partner of firm

Old-law correspondence

Derived from CrPC s.63.

Read the official text

For the binding statutory text of BNSS Section 65, refer to the Gazette of India or the India Code official website.

Why this matters

BNSS Section 65 forms part of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita which replaced the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 on 1 July 2024. Any new filing, FIR, charge sheet, or bail application made on or after that date should cite the new section number. References to the old act in legacy documents remain valid for matters that arose before the changeover.