(१)भााग चाार-क-६२ —१ RNI No. MAHBIL /2009/35527 महाारााष्ट्र� शाासन रााजपत्र असााधाारण भााग चाार-क वर्षष ११, अंंक ४१(३)] शुुक्रवाार, नोोव्हेंंबर २८, २०२५/अग्रहाायण ७, शकेे १९४७ [पृषृ्ठेे 5, किं�ंमत : रुपयेे ९.०० असााधाारण क्रमांं�क ६२ प्रााधि�कृृत प्रकााशन महाारााष्ट्र शाासनााव्यति�रि�क्त इतर वैैधाानि�क प्रााधि�कााऱ्यांं�नीी तयाार केेलेेलेे (भााग एक, एक-अ व एक-ल यांं�मध्येे प्रसि�द्ध केेलेेलेे वैैधाानि�क नि�यम व आदेेश यांं�व्यति�रि�क्त इतर) वैैधाानि�क नि�यम व आदेेश; याात भाारत सरकाार, उच्च न्याायाालय, पोोलीीस आयुुक्त, आयुुक्त (रााज्य उत्पाादन शुुल्क), जि�ल्हाादंंडााधि�काारीी व नि�वडणूूक आयोोग, नि�वडणूूक न्याायााधि�करण, नि�वडणूूक नि�र्णणय अधि�काारीी व नि�वडणूूक आयोोगााखाालीील इतर प्रााधि�काारीी यांं�नीी तयाार केेलेेलेे वैैधाानि�क नि�यम व आदेेश यांं�चाा समाावेेश होोतोो.
HOME DEPARTMENT, Mantralaya, Madam Cama Marg, Hutatma Rajguru Chowk, Mumbai 400 032, Dated 28th November, 2025.
NOTIFICATION The Maharashtra (Community Service as Punishment for Certain Offences) Rules, 2025.
The Maharashtra (Community Service as Punishment for Certain Offences) Rules, 2025.
BNSS-0325/C.R.-36/Special-09.—In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 23 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 read with Section 4(f) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and all other enabling provisions, the Government of Maharashtra hereby makes the following Rules prescribing ‘community service’ as punishment for certain offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
1. Short Title and Commencement
1. This Rule may be called The Maharashtra (‘Community Services’ as Punishment for Certain Offences) Rule, 2025.
2. They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. Community Services’ as Permissible Punishment
1. Community services’ under section 23 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 shall be awarded as punishment for the following offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023:
a. Public servant unlawfully engaging in trade (Section 202 of BNS).
b. Non-appearance in response to a proclamation under section 84 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (Section 209 of BNS).
c. commit suicide to compel or restrain exercise of lawful power. (Section 226 of BNS).
d. in cases of theft where the value of the stolen property is less than five thousand rupees, and a person is convicted for the first time, shall upon return of the value of property 2 महाारााष्ट्र शाासन रााजपत्र, असााधाारण, भााग चाार-क, नोोव्हेंंबर २८, २०२५/अग्रहाायण ७, शकेे १९४७ or restoration of the stolen property (Section 303(2) Proviso of BNS), where it is the sole punishment.
e. Misconduct in public by a drunken person (Section 355 of BNS).
f. Defamation (Section 356(2) of BNS)
3. The Court, while awarding ‘community services’ as a punishment for the above offences, shall also specify— a. the nature of service;
b. the place of service;
c. the supervising/authorising officer; and d. the duration of the service, strictly in accordance with the Schedule-I appended to these Rules.
4. Duration of Community Service The duration of community service shall ordinarily be -
(a) not less than one day and not more than Thirty-One days; or
(b) not less than Forty hours and not more than Two Hundred Forty hours, as the Court may determine depending on the facts of the case;
(c) Community Service shall not exceed period of 8 hours in a day.
5. Non-Compliance Any instance of non-compliance shall be reported in the format given under Schedule-II to the Court by the Monitoring Authority, upon which the Court may take appropriate action as permitted under law.
SCHEDULE-I Sl.
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Community Services Place/Office of service Authorising officer Monitoring Authority Duration of Community Service 1 Cleaning/ maintenance of wards and peripherals Government Hospital/ Government Dispensaries RMO/Dean or Designated Officer District Probation Officer or any other appointed or designated officer by the State Government for the purpose One day to thirty-one days OR forty hours to two hundred forty hours.
2 Casualty/OP Management Government Hospital RMO/Dean or Designated Officer -do- -do- 3 Trolly/Movement assistance Government Hospital RMO/Dean or Designated Officer -do- -do- महाारााष्ट्र शाासन रााजपत्र, असााधाारण, भााग चाार-क, नोोव्हेंंबर २८, २०२५/अग्रहाायण ७, शकेे १९४७ 3 Sl.
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Community Services Place/Office of service Authorising officer Monitoring Authority Duration of Community Service 4 Any other duties identified by RMO/Dean which requires more special /medical knowledge Government Hospital RMO/Dean or Designated Officer -do- -do- 5 Cleaning/ maintenance of study area, stock area, and peripherals District/Taluka Office /Legal Aid Clinics Secretary DLSA/ Librarian/ Incharge Officer -do- -do- 6 Arranging of Books/Listing of Books or any clerical assistance or Binding DLSA Office District/Taluka Office/Any Govt Library Secretary DLSA/ Librarian/ Incharge Officer -do- -do- 7 Cleaning of classrooms, library, labs, grounds and peripherals.
Govt Educational Institutions HM/Principal or Designated Officer -do- -do- 8 Cleaning/ maintenance along with Municipal/ Corporation cleaning staff Corporation/ Municipality/ Panchayat Respective Commissioner/ BDO or Designated officer -do- -do- 9 Removal of weeds from roadsides Corporation / Municipality/ Panchayat Respective Commissioner/ BDO or Designated officer -do- -do- 10 Any Cleaning or maintenance of public buildings.
Public Offices Concerned Officers -do- -do- 11 Traffic regulation, crowd regulation, premises/station cleaning, common areas maintenance Police Station SHO/ Designated Officer -do- -do- 12 Cleaning/ Maintenance Public Parks/ Space & Beach of Corporation/ Municipality/ Panchayat Respective Commissioner/ BDO or Designated officer -do- -do- भााग चाार-क-६२ —२ 4 महाारााष्ट्र शाासन रााजपत्र, असााधाारण, भााग चाार-क, नोोव्हेंंबर २८, २०२५/अग्रहाायण ७, शकेे १९४७ Sl.
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Community Services Place/Office of service Authorising officer Monitoring Authority Duration of Community Service 13 Cleaning/ Maintenance Old age homes Mental Health Institutes/ Hostels/ social welfare department buildings Warden / In charge officer or Designated Officer -do- -do- 14 Tree Planting, watering.
weed removal maintenance work and Forest Department Ranger / Incharge Officer /Designated Officer -do- -do- 15 Cleaning/ Maintenance or clerical assistance Zoo/Museums Curator/Incharge officer/ Designated Officer -do- -do- 16 Any other duty as part of community service which the court deems fit in the given case Concerned Department Concerned Officer -do- -do-
SCHEDULE-II Non-Compliance Report BEFORE IN THE COURT OF _______ In the Matter of:
State of Maharashtra/______________ [Name of Complainant] V/S _____________ [Name of Offender] Case No.: __________ Order Date: __________ This Non-Compliance Report is respectfully submitted before this Hon’ble Court in the abovementioned matter. The Court had imposed ‘Community Service’ as a ‘Sentence’ under the supervision of this authority. The details of the awarded ‘Community Service’ sentence are as follows:
Type of Community Service sentence: __________________ Total hours/days required: __________________ Punishment start date: __________________ Punishment completion deadline: __________________ Reporting frequency (hourly/daily/weekly): __________________ It has been found that the offender has failed to comply with the Court’s order due to following reasons:
a) Failure to report for community service महाारााष्ट्र शाासन रााजपत्र, असााधाारण, भााग चाार-क, नोोव्हेंंबर २८, २०२५/अग्रहाायण ७, शकेे १९४७ 5 b) Absenteeism without valid reason c) Misconduct at the service location d) Repeated late reporting e) Abandonment of assigned tasks f) Failure to follow instructions/supervisor rules g) Other (specify): ____________________________ [Provide detailed explanation of events, specific dates, communication attempts with the offender (Telephonic, Written Notice, Email, In-person), warnings issued (Telephonic, Written Notice, Email, In-person), and any response received from the offender. Include any other relevant information supported by office records.]
It is observed that the behaviour, cooperation level, attitude, and overall conduct of the offender are unsatisfactory, and not conducive to maintaining safety, discipline, or the public interest.
Accordingly, this Non-Compliance Report is submitted to the Hon’ble Court for its appropriate directions and further necessary action.
Date: - Place: - Signature of Supervising Authority/ Head of the Department Declaration I, [Name, Designation], hereby declare that the information provided in this report is true, accurate, without prejudice, and in accordance with our office records.
Signature of Supervising Authority/ Head of the Department Name: ___________________ Designation: ___________________ Department / Organization: ___________________ Place: ___________________ Date: ___________________ By order and in the name of the Governor of Maharashtra, DR. JAYANT SARODE, Deputy Secretary to Government.
ON BEHALF OF GOVERNMENT PRINTING, STATIONERY AND PUBLICATION, PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY DIRECTOR, RUPENDRA DINESH MORE, PRINTED AT GOVERNMENT CENTRAL PRESS, 21-A, NETAJI SUBHASH ROAD, CHARNI ROAD, MUMBAI 400 004 AND PUBLISHED AT DIRECTORATE OF GOVERNMENT PRINTING, STATIONERY AND PUBLICATIONS, 21-A, NETAJI SUBHASH ROAD, CHARNI ROAD, MUMBAI 400 004. EDITOR : DIRECTOR, RUPENDRA DINESH MORE.