Lawgist68Proof of service in such cases and when serving officer not present
(1) When a summons issued by a Court is served outside its local jurisdiction, and in any case where the officer who has served a summons is not present at the hearing of the case, an affidavit, purporting to be made before a Magistrate, that such summons has been served, and a duplicate of the summons purporting to be endorsed (in the manner provided by section 62 or section 64) by the person to whom it was delivered or tendered or with whom it was left, shall be admissible in evidence, and the statements made therein shall be deemed to be correct unless and until the contrary is proved.
(2) The affidavit mentioned in this section may be attached to the duplicate of the summons and returned to the Court.
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- 61 Form of summons
- 62 Summons how served
- 63 Service of summons on corporate bodies and societies
- 64 Service when persons summoned cannot be found
- 65 Procedure when service cannot be effected as before provided
- 66 Service on Government servant
- 67 Service of summons outside local limits
- 68 Proof of service in such cases and when serving officer not present
- 69 Service of summons on witness by post
