MP goes digital, becomes 1st state to notify rules for serving summons, warrants online

BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh has achieved a significant milestone by becoming the first state in India to formalize rules allowing the digital issuance of summons and warrants. This pioneering initiative permits the use of electronic methods such as email, messaging apps like WhatsApp, and text messages in its judicial processes.

The state’s Home Department has introduced the “Madhya Pradesh Electronic Processes (Issuance, Service and Execution) Rules, 2024,” which have been officially published in the Madhya Pradesh Gazette.