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CPC 1908 § Order V, Rule 25 — Service where defendant resides out of Pakistan and has no agent

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Statutory text (English)

Where the defendant
resides out of 2[Pakistan] and has no agent in 2[Pakistan] empowered to accept service, the summons shall
3[except in the cases mentioned in rule 26A] be addressed to the defendant at the place where he is residing
and sent to him by post, if there is postal communication between such place and the place where the Court
is situate.

Source and verification

Source citation: CPC (Act V of 1908) First Schedule, Order V, Rule 25 (ISSUE AND SERVICE OF SUMMONS): Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, 1908' (First Schedule, Orders I-LI, pp. 58-185), p. 67, ingested 2026-09-15. Automated transcription from official source (pypdf extraction, audited artifact repair); human admin re-check required before production.

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