HOW SUMMONS ARE SERVED?
What are summons? A Summon is a written notification issued by a civil court requiring that someone must appear before the court in prescribed manner. Summons are issued by a court are in writing in duplicate or even signed by the presiding officer of court or other officer as the high court may direct and shall bear the seal of the court. Summons are legal documents issued by a court on a personal involved in a legal proceeding and is served on a person against whom legal action taken or any witness of legal proceeding. A summon served on defendant by plaintiff to make sure fair trial and no action lies against the defendant if not duly served. How summons are served? Some of the modes of SERVICE OF SUMMONS are listed just below: Every summon served by a police officer or any other officer as the state government thinks fit or an officer of the court or even other government servant. If practicable, summons served personally on the person summoned by delivering or tendering one of the duplicate of the summons. A summon is served on anyone if so required by the serving officer and sign a receipt so on the back of the other duplicate. If anyone receives an appearance notice, read the document carefully. Whether you got an appearance notice, the document will tell you three vital things: The time and place when one has to go to court, the type of offence you have to answer to and whether you must go to the local police station to be fingerprinted and photographed as well.
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