Section 71: Procedure when service cannot be effected as before provided
The Code of Criminal Procedure · Code of Criminal Procedure · Chapter VI · in_force
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If service in the manner mentioned in sections 69 and 70 cannot by the exercise of due diligence be effected, the serving officer shall affix one of the duplicates of the summons to some conspicuous part of the house or homestead in which the person summoned ordinarily resides; and thereupon the summons shall be deemed to have been duly served.
Effective date: 1898-07-01
Related sections
Section 70: Service when person summoned cannot be foundSection 72: [Service on servant of State, Statutory Body or Company.] (1) Where the personSection 69: Summons how servedSection 73: Service of summons outside local limitsSection 68: Form of summonsSection 74: Proof of service in such cases and when serving [person] not present
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