Service on Government servant.
What this section does
When the person summoned is in active government service, the court shall ordinarily send the summons in duplicate to the head of the office where that person is employed, who shall cause it to be served per section 64 and return it with the required endorsement. The head of office's signature on the returned summons constitutes evidence of due service.
AI-generated plain-language summary. For the binding statutory text, see India Code (official).
Procedure at a glance
- Key actors
- Court · Head of government office · Government servant summoned
Derived from CrPC s.66.
Read the official text
For the binding statutory text of BNSS Section 68, refer to the Gazette of India or the India Code official website.
Why this matters
BNSS Section 68 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.