Service on defendant in prison

Where defendant is confined in a prison, the summons shall be delivered or sent by post ¹[or through courier service as mentioned in sub-rule (4) of rule 9] or otherwise to the officer in charge of the prison for service on the defendant.

¹ The words, brackets and figures "or through courier service as mentioned in sub-rule (4) of rule 9" were inserted after the words "by post" by section 5(f) of the Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2012 (Act No. XXXVI of 2012).