Service of summons outside local limits.
What this section does
When a court wishes to serve a summons at a place outside its local jurisdiction, it shall ordinarily send the summons in duplicate to a Magistrate within whose local jurisdiction the person summoned resides or is present, for service there.
AI-generated plain-language summary. For the binding statutory text, see India Code (official).
Procedure at a glance
- Key actors
- Issuing Court · Magistrate within whose jurisdiction person resides
Derived from CrPC s.67.
Read the official text
For the binding statutory text of BNSS Section 69, refer to the Gazette of India or the India Code official website.
Why this matters
BNSS Section 69 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.