Chapter VI
Section 66 CrPC: Service on Government servant
New Law Update (2024)
Section 69 BNSS
TRIAL COURT
Punishment
Procedural – Warrant / Summons Process
Cognizable?
Bailable?
Compoundable?
Bare Act Text
(1) Where the person summoned is in the active service of the Government, the Court issuing the summons shall ordinarily send it in duplicate to the head of the office in which such person is employed; and such head shall thereupon cause the summons to be served in the manner provided by Section 62, and shall return it to the Court under his signature with the endorsement required by that section.
(2) Such signature shall be evidence of due service.
Important Sub-Sections Explained
Section 66(1)
This sub-section outlines the specific method for serving a summons on a government servant, requiring the Court to send it in duplicate to their office head, who then serves it as per Section 62 and returns it with an endorsement.
Section 66(2)
This crucial sub-section establishes that the signature of the head of the office on the returned summons serves as conclusive evidence that the summons has been duly served.