Procedure when service cannot be effected as before provided.
What this section does
If service cannot be effected by any of the methods in sections 64, 65, or 66 despite due diligence, the serving officer shall affix one duplicate of the summons to a conspicuous part of the house or homestead where the person ordinarily resides. The court may then, after such inquiry as it thinks fit, either declare the summons duly served or order fresh service in a manner it considers proper.
AI-generated plain-language summary. For the binding statutory text, see India Code (official).
Procedure at a glance
- Key actors
- Serving officer · Court
Derived from CrPC s.65.
Read the official text
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Why this matters
BNSS Section 67 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.