Section 66: Process may be served at court

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1) Notwithstanding anything contained elsewhere in this Chapter, any process or notice issued by any court to the following person may, in the following circumstance, be served by delivering it to such person at the court itself:

(a) In the case of an employee or office-bearer of the concerned court, at the time when he or she makes attendance in the court,

(b) In the case of a party who is remanded on recognizance in another case in the concerned court, at the time when the party appears on the appointed date for appearance,

(c) In the case of an attorney who represents any party in any case in the concerned court, at the time when the attorney appears for such representation,

(d) In the case of a law practitioner who appears in the concerned court in the course of law practice, at the time when he or she appears in the course of such practice, or In the case of a person who appears as a witness, at the time when he or she appears in that capacity.

2) If a process or notice issued by the court in the name of any person referred to in sub-section (1) is tendered for delivery when the person appears in the concerned court, the person shall receive it.

3) If any person refuses to acknowledge such process or notice tendered for delivery pursuant to sub-section (2), the process server shall give a report thereof to the concerned court immediately.

4) If the content of the report made pursuant to sub-section (3) seems to be reasonable, the court shall make an order to prevent such person from representing a party, receiving the appointed date for appearance in capacity of an attorney, doing law practice or making deposition in the capacity of witness in the court until he or she acknowledges such process or notice.

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