Service when persons summoned cannot be found.
What this section does
Where the person summoned cannot be found despite due diligence, the summons may be served by leaving one duplicate with an adult family member residing with him, who may be required to sign a receipt on the back of the other duplicate. A servant is expressly excluded from the definition of 'family member' for this purpose.
AI-generated plain-language summary. For the binding statutory text, see India Code (official).
Procedure at a glance
- Key actors
- Serving officer · Adult family member of person summoned
Derived from CrPC s.64.
Read the official text
For the binding statutory text of BNSS Section 66, refer to the Gazette of India or the India Code official website.
Why this matters
BNSS Section 66 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.