Arrest Notices Must Be Served In-Person not by WhatsApp: SC

Satender Kumar Antil Vs Central Bureau of Investigation And Anr. (Supreme Court of India) Supreme Court Rejects Electronic Service of Arrest Notices Supreme Court of India, in a significant ruling in the case of Satender Kumar Antil v. Central Bureau of Investigation, has dismissed an application by the State of Haryana seeking to allow the service of notices under Section 35 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, through electronic means such as WhatsApp. The court’s decision upholds its earlier directive from January 21, 2025, which mandated that all notices to an accu...