Code of Criminal Procedure — Section 63
Service of summons on corporate bodies and societies.
63. Service of summons on corporate bodies and societies. Service of a summons on a corporation may be effected by serving it on the secretary, local manager or other principal officer of the corporation, or by letter sent by registered post, addressed to the chief officer of the corporation in India, in which case the service shall be deemed to have been effected when the letter would arrive in ordinary course of post.
Explanation.-In this section "corporation" means an incorporated company or other body corporate and includes a society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (21 of 1860).
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Service when persons summoned cannot be found.
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Judgments citing Section 63
- Patna High Court 18 May 2026 — brhc011126812025_1_2026-05-18
- High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh 19 Aug 2025 — jkhc020066162024_1_2025-08-19
- High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh 19 Aug 2025 — jkhc020064982024_1_2025-08-19
- High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh 19 Aug 2025 — jkhc020010022025_1_2025-08-19
- Madras High Court 04 Aug 2025 — hcmd010183922023_1_2025-08-04
- Himachal Pradesh High Court 26 Jun 2025 — hphc010027602023_1_2025-06-26
- Patna High Court 25 Jun 2025 — brhc010367212017_1_2025-06-25
- Delhi High Court 30 Apr 2025 — dlhc011350062018_1_2025-04-30
- Delhi High Court 02 Apr 2025 — dlhc010668042024_1_2025-04-02
- Chhattisgarh High Court 22 Mar 2025 — cghc010243642024_1_2025-03-22
- Madras High Court 25 Feb 2025 — hcma011581812024_1_2025-02-25
- Delhi High Court 29 Jan 2025 — dlhc013549982017_1_2025-01-29
- Delhi High Court 29 Jan 2025 — dlhc013387392017_1_2025-01-29
- Madras High Court 09 Jan 2025 — hcma011952612024_1_2025-01-09
- Madras High Court 09 Jan 2025 — hcma011825882024_1_2025-01-09
- Madras High Court 09 Jan 2025 — hcma011581812024_1_2025-01-09
- Madras High Court 20 Dec 2024 — hcma011952132024_1_2024-12-20
- Madras High Court 20 Dec 2024 — hcma011773762024_1_2024-12-20
- Madras High Court 20 Dec 2024 — hcma011772122024_1_2024-12-20
- Madras High Court 20 Dec 2024 — hcma011659382024_1_2024-12-20
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