Service in foreign territory through Political Agent or Court

Where—

(a) in the exercise of any foreign or extra ¹[territorial] jurisdiction vested in the Government, ²[∗∗∗] a Court has been established or continued, with power to serve a summons issued by a Court under this Code in any foreign territory in which the defendant resides, or

(b) the Government has, by notification in the official Gazette, declared, in respect of any Court situate in any such territory and not established or continued in the exercise of any such jurisdiction as aforesaid, that service by such Court of any summons issued under this Code by a Court of ³[Bangladesh] shall be deemed to be valid service,

the summons may be sent to such ⁴[∗∗∗] Court, by post or otherwise, for the purpose of being served upon the defendant; and, if the ⁵[∗∗∗] Court returns the summons with an endorsement signed by ⁶[∗∗∗] the Judge or other officer of the Court that the summons has been served on the defendant in manner hereinbefore directed, such endorsement shall be deemed to be evidence of service.

¹ The word "territorial" was substituted, for the word "provincial" by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision and Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973).

² The letter, words and comma "a Political Agent has been appointed, or" were omitted by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision and Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973).

³ The word "Bangladesh" was substituted, for the words "the Province" by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision and Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973).

⁴ The words "Political Agent or" were omitted by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision and Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973).

⁵ The words "Political Agent or" were omitted by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision and Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973).

⁶ The words "such Political Agent or by" were omitted by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision and Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973).