THE LAW OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE IN BRITISH INDIA 425
Section 68
I. Summons to appear and II. Warrant to arrest
Section 68
I. Summons to appear
Every summons issued by a Court under this Code shall be in writting in duplicate, signed and sealed by the presiding officer of such Court or by such other officer as the High Court may, from time to time by rule direct.
(2) Summons shall be served by a police-officer, or, subject to such rules as the Local Government may prescribed in this behalf, by an officer of the Court issuing it or other public servant.
Section 69
Personal Service
(1) Summons shall if, practicable, be served personally on the persons summoned, by delivering or tendering to him one of the duplicates of the summons.
(2) Every person served with summons shall, if so required by the serving officer, sign a receipt therefor on the back of the other duplicate.
(3) Service on Corporations
Service on incorporate company or other body corporate may be effected by serving it on the Secretary, local manager or other principal officer of the corporation in British India. In such case the service shall be deemed to have been effected when the letter would arrive in ordinary course of post.
Section 70
Service when person cannot be found may be served by leaving one of the duplicates for him with some adult male member of his family, or, in a Presidency-town, with his servant residing with him.
The person with whom it is left, shall sign on the back of the duplicate.
Substituted service is improper where sufficient steps are not taken to serve accused personally.
69 J. C. 627.