Summons in a criminal case to face trial cannot be issued against positions or posts as a post is not a juridical person

[Educator]

Having heard the submissions made at the Bar and after going through the materials in the record, it is pertinent to mention here that by now it is a settled principle of law as has been reiterated by this Court in the case of Santosh Kumar vs. The State of Jharkhand & Anr. (supra) that summons in a criminal case to face trial cannot be issued against