CrPC Section 61 is now BNSS Section 63
- CrPC 61 (Form of summons) → BNSS 63 Form of summonsBNSS 63 also permits summons in encrypted electronic form.
Verbatim · BNSS 6363. Form of summons.—Every summons issued by a Court under this Sanhita shall be,— (i) in writing, in duplicate, signed by the presiding officer of such Court or by such other officer as the High Court may, from time to time, by rule direct, and shall bear the seal of the Court; or (ii) in an encrypted or any other form of electronic communication and shall bear the image of the seal of the Court or digital signature.
Read the full BNSS Section 63 →
The BNSS replaced the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 from 1 July 2024.
Old-to-new correspondence is indicative and not always one-to-one; read the new text itself.