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.

Akashvani correspondent reports, the Madhya Pradesh Home Department has officially published the Madhya Pradesh Electronic Processes (Issuance, Service and Execution) Rules, 2024 in the Madhya Pradesh Gazette.

Appreciating this initiative, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav said that this development, sanctioned under the country’s new law, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023, aims to accelerate judicial procedures, fortify legal proceedings and enhance the efficiency of the judicial system.
       

             
According to the gazette notification, these new rules apply when the concerned individual uses messaging apps such as WhatsApp or other digital communication methods.

For individuals unfamiliar with digital communication services, summons and warrants will continue to be served in the conventional manner.