SECTION 64 CrPC| Kush Kalra v UOI | Summons to Female Adult Member Under Criminal Law now possible|

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita(BNSS)

Kush Kalra v. UoI And Anr.
This is a very important case which had challenged Section 64 of Code of Criminal Procedure as anarchic and dogmatic.
The Supreme Court of India issued notice to the Central Government in this plea challenging Section 64 of the Code of Criminal Procedure on the ground that the said section discriminated against women by treating female members of a family incapable of accepting summons on behalf of the person summoned.

See Section 66 of BNSS - It does not use the term "male", enabling any adult family member to receive the summons.

Ajay Kumar Behra vs State of Karnataka
The Karnataka High Court has urged the Central Government to amend Section 184 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) to provide that adult victims of rape be examined in hospitals by only female doctors, so as to protect their right to privacy.





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