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Section 2: Definitions.

The Maharashtra Police Act.State Act of Maharashtra · Act 22 of 1951

In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,-

(1) "cattle" includes elephants, camels, horses, asses, mules, sheep, goats and swine;

[(1A) "Competent Authority" means the competent Authority mentioned in section 22N;]

(2) "Corporation" means a Corporation constituted under the Bombay Municipal Corporation Act (Bom. III of 1888) or the Bombay Provincial Municipal Corporations Act, 1949 (Bom. LIX of 1949) [and the City of Nagpur Corporation Act, 1948 (C. P. and Berar II of 1950)];

(3) the expression "competent authority" when used with reference to the exercise or performance of any power, duty or function under the provisions of this Act, means-

(a) in relation to [Brihan Mumbai] and other areas for which a Commissioner of Police is appointed under section 7, the Commissioner;

(b) in relation to the areas other than those referred to in clause (a), the District Magistrate or the [Superintendent] or the Additional Superintendent when specially empowered in that behalf by the State Government ;

[(c) in relation to a revenue division the Revenue Commissioner;]

[(4A-1) "Constabulary" means Police Constable, Police Naik, Police Head Constable and Assistant Sub-Inspector;]

(4) "constable" means a police officer of the lowest grade;

[(4A) "dancing school" means any place (by whatever name called) where dancing of any kind is taught to, or practised by, persons on admission thereto either on payment of fees or with or without any other consideration; but does not include any institution where dancing is taught or practised as one of the subjects of its curriculum and the institution is for the purposes of this Act duly recognised by the Government or any officer duly authorised by Government in that behalf;]

(5) "district" means a territorial division constituting a district for the purposes of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (V of 1898), but does not include [any area for which a Commissioner of Police has been appointed under section 7];

[(5A) "eating house" means any place to which the public are admitted, and where any kind of food or drink is supplied for consumption in the premises by any person owing or having an interest in or managing such place, and include a refreshment room, boarding-house, coffee-house or a shop where any kind of food or drink is supplied to the public for consumption in or near such shop; but does not include "place of public entertainment";]

[(6) "Director General and Inspector General", "Additional Director General and Inspector General", "Special Inspector General", "Commissioner" ["Special Commissioner"], "Joint Commissioner", "Additional Commissioner", "Deputy Inspector General", "Deputy Commissioner", "Assistant Commissioner", "Superintendent", "Additional Superintendent", "Assistant Superintendent" and "Deputy Superintendent" means, respectively, the Director General and Inspector General of Police, Additional Director General and Inspector General of Police, Special Inspector General of Police, Commissioner of Police, [Special Commissioner of Police] Joint Commissioner of Police, Additional Commissioner of Police, Deputy Inspector General of Police (including the Director of Police Wireless and Deputy Inspector General of Police, Police Motor Transport appointed under section 8A), Deputy Commissioner of Police, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Superintendent of Police (including a Superintendent appointed under section 8A or 22A), Additional Superintendent of Police, Assistant Superintendent of Police and Deputy Superintendent of Police, appointed or deemed to be appointed under this Act;]

[(6A) "General Transfer" means posting of a Police Personnel in the Police Force from one post, office or Department to another post, office or Department in the month of April and May of every year, [after completion of normal tenure as mentioned in sub-section (1) of section 22 N];

(6B) "Mid-term Transfer" means transfer of a Police Personnel in the Police Force other than the General Transfer;

[(7) "municipality" means a municipality or municipal borough established under any law for the time being in force in any part of the State, but does not include a Municipal Corporation;]

[(7A) "Municipal Commissioner", in relation to the Municipal Corporation of the City of Nagpur, means the Chief Executive Officer by whatever name called ;]

(8) "place" includes a building, a tent, a booth or other erection, whether permanent or temporary, or any area whether enclosed or open ;

(9) "place of public amusement" means any place where music, singing, dancing, or any diversion or game, or the means of carrying on the same, is provided and to which the public are admitted either on payment of money or with the intention that money may be collected from those admitted and includes a race course, circus, theatre, music hall, billiard room, bagatelle room, gymnasium, fencing school, swimming pool or dancing hall;

[(10) "Place of public entertainment" means a lodging-house, boarding and lodging-house or residential hotel, and includes any eating house in which any kind of liquor or intoxicating drug is supplied (such as a tavern, a wine shop, a beer shop or a spirit, arrack, toddy, ganja, bhang or opium shop) to the public for consumption in or near such place ;]

[(10A) "Police Establishment Board No.1", "Police Establishment Board No.2", "Police Establishment Board at Range Level" [, "Police Establishment Board at Commissionrate Level" "Police Establishment Board at District Level" and Police Establishment Board at the Levels of Specialized Agencies"] means the Boards constituted under sections 22C, 22E, 22G [, 22I, 22J-1 and 22J-3], respectively;]

(11) "Police Officer" means any member of the Police Force appointed or deemed to be appointed under this Act and includes a special or an Additional Police Officer appointed under section 21 or 22;

[(11A) "Police Personnel" means any member of the Police Force appointed or deemed to be appointed under this Act;

(11B) "post" means any post created on the establishment of Director General and Inspector General of Police and includes the posts assigned for Police Personnel on State or Central deputation;]

(12) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules;

(13) "public place" includes the foreshore, the precincts of every public building or monument, and all places accessible to the public for drawing water, washing or bathing or for the purpose of recreation;

[(13A) "Revenue Commissioner" means the Commissioner of a Division appointed under section 6A of the Bombay Land Revenue Code, 1879 (Bom. V of 1879);]

(14) "rules" means rules made under this Act;

[(14A) "section" means section of this Act;

[(14A-1) "Specialized Agencies" means Crime Investigation Department, State Intelligence Department, Protection of Civil Rights, Anti-Corruption Bureau, State Reserve Police Force, Anti-Terrorist Squad, Highway Traffic [Department, Police Communication, Information Technology and Motor Transport Department] and Training Directorate;]

(14B) "State Government" means the Government of Maharashtra;

(14C) "State Police Complaints Authority" and "Division Level Police Complaints Authority" means the Authorities constituted under sections 22P and 22S, respectively;

(14D) "State Security Commission" means the State Security Commission constituted under section 22B;]

(15) "street" includes any highway, bridge, way over a causeway, via-duct, arch, quay, or wharf of any road, lane, footway, square, court, alley or passage accessible to the public, whether a thoroughfare or not ;

(16) "subordinate ranks" means members of the Police Force below the rank of the Inspector;

(17) "vehicle" means any carrying, cart, van, dray, truck, hand cart or other conveyance of any description and includes a bicycle, a tricycle, a rickshaw, an automatic car, a vessel or an aeroplane.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Maharashtra Police Act.
Section2
Marginal noteDefinitions.
JurisdictionState of Maharashtra
StatusIn force as published by the source

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

  • inserted, Mah. 24 of 2014. This clause was inserted by Mah. 24 of 2014, s. 2 (a).
  • added, Bom. 34 of 1959. This was added by Bom. 34 of 1959, s. 5 (1).
  • substituted, Mah. 27 of 2023. These words were substituted for the words "Greater Bombay" by Mah. 27 of 2023, s. 5.
  • substituted, Mah. 46 of 1962. This word was substituted for the words "District Superintendent" by Mah. 46 of 1962, s. 3, Sch.
  • inserted, Mah. 2 of 1960. Sub-clause (c) was inserted by Mah. 2 of 1960, s. 2.
  • inserted, Mah. 11 of 2015. This Clause was inserted by Mah. 11 of 2015, s. 2 (a).
  • inserted, Mah. 1 of 1974. Clause (4A) was inserted by Mah. 1 of 1974, s. 2.
  • other. See now the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974).
  • substituted, Bom. 56 of 1959. This portion was substituted for the words "Greater Bombay" by Bom. 56 of 1959, s. 3, Sch.
  • inserted, Mah. 2 of 1969. Clause (5A) was inserted by Mah. 2 of 1969, s. 2 (a).
  • substituted, Mah. 40 of 2000. Clause (6) was substituted by Mah. 40 of 2000, s. 2.
  • inserted, Mah. 27 of 2023. The signs and words were inserted and shall be deemed to have been inserted with effect from the 4th January 2023 by Mah. 27 of 2023, s. 2 (a).
  • inserted, Mah. 27 of 2023. There words were inserted and shall be deemed to have been inserted with effect from the 4th January 2023 by Mah. 27 of 2023, s. 2 (b).
  • inserted, Mah. 24 of 2014. These clauses were inserted by Mah. 24 of 2014, s. 2 (b).
  • substituted, Mah. 11 of 2015. These words were substituted for the words "after completion of normal tenure of two years" by Mah. 11 of 2015, s. 2 (b).
  • substituted, Bom. 34 of 1959. This clause was substituted for the original by Bom. 34 of 1959, s. 5 (4).
  • inserted, Bom. 34 of 1959. This clause was inserted by Bom. 34 of 1959, s. 5 (5).
  • substituted, Mah. 2 of 1969. Clause (10) was substituted by Mah. 2 of 1969, s. 2 (b).
  • inserted, Mah. 24 of 2014. This clause was inserted by Mah. 24 of 2014, s. 2 (c).
  • substituted, Mah. 11 of 2015. These words were substituted for the words "and Police Establishment Board at Commissionerate Level" by Mah. 11 of 2015, s. 2 (c) (i).
  • substituted, Mah. 11 of 2015. These figures, letters and word shall be substituted for the word, figures and letter "and 22I" by Mah. 11 of 2015, s. 2 (c) (ii).
  • inserted, Mah. 24 of 2014. These clauses were inserted by Mah. 24 of 2014, s. 2 (d).
  • inserted, Bom. 8 of 1958. This clause was inserted by Bom. 8 of 1958, s. 3 Schedule.
  • other. See now Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966 (Mah. XLI of 1966).
  • inserted, Mah. 24 of 2014. These clauses were inserted by Mah. 24 of 2014, s. 2 (e).

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