CrPC Section 134: Service or notification of order

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Chapter 10: Maintenance of public order and traquillity

Repealed on 1 July 2024 and replaced by the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS).

134. Service or notification of order.- (1) The order shall, if practicable, be served on the person against whom it is made, in the manner herein provided for service of a summons.


(2) If such order cannot be so served, it shall be notified by proclamation, published in such manner as the State Government may, by rules, direct, and a copy thereof shall be stuck up at such place or places as may be fittest for conveying the information to such person.

Study: explanations and related material

Now BNSS 153 (corresponding section). CrPC → BNSS converterSource: BPR&D BNSS–CrPC corresponding section table (UP Police, 2024-07-03), p8

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