L. A. Bill No. XXXII OF 2022.

A BILL

further to amend the Maharashtra Police Act and the Maharashtra

Cinemas (Regulations) Act.

WHEREAS it is expedient further to amend the Maharashtra Police

Act and the Maharashtra Cinemas (Regulations) Act, for the purposes

hereinafter appearing; it is hereby enacted in the Seventy-third Year of the

Republic of India, as follows :—

XXII of

1951.

XI of

1953.

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MAHARASHTRA LEGISLATURE SECRETARIAT

The following Bill was introduced in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on the

20^th December, 2022 is published under Rule 117 of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly

Rules.

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CHAPTER I

PRELIMINARY

1.

This Act may be called the Maharashtra Police and Maharashtra

Cinemas (Regulations) (Amendment) Act, 2022.

CHAPTER II

AMENDEMENTS TO THE MAHARASHTRA POLICE ACT.

2.

In section 90A of the Maharashtra Police Act (hereinafter, in this

Chapter, referred to as “ the Police Act ”), in sub-section (1), for clause (i),

the following clause shall be substituted, namely :—

“ (i) for the first offence, with fine which may extend to three

thousand rupees ; ”.

3.

In section 118 of the Police Act, in sub-section (1), for clause (i), the

following clause shall be substituted, namely :—

“ (i) for the first offence, with fine which may extend to four thousand

rupees ; ”.

4.

In section 131 of the Police Act, in clause (b), sub-clause (ii) shall be

deleted.

CHAPTER III

AMENDEMENTS TO THE MAHARASHTRA CINEMAS (REGULATIONS) ACT.

5.

In section 7 of the Maharashtra Cinemas (Regulations) Act

(hereinafter, in this Chapter, referred to as “ the Cinemas Act ”), in

sub-section (1), for the portion beginning with the words “shall be punished

with imprisonment” and ending with the words “ for the first such offence ”,

the following shall be substituted, namely :—

“shall be punished with fine which may extend to fifty thousand

rupees and in the case of a continuing offence, a further fine which may

extend to five thousand rupees for each day during which the offence

continues after conviction for the first such offence”.

6.

In section 9 of the Cinemas Act, in sub-section (3), for the portion

beginning with the words “be punished with imprisonment” and ending with

the words “ for the first such offence ”, the following shall be substituted,

namely :—

“ be punished with fine which may extend to fifty thousand rupees

and in the case of a continuing offence, a further fine which may extend

to five thousand rupees for each day during which the offence continues

after conviction for the first such offence ”.

Short title.

Amendment

of section 90A

of XXII of

1951.

XXII of

1951.

Amendment

of section 118

of XXII of

1951.

Amendment

of section 7 of

XI of 1953.

XI of

1953.

Amendment

of section 9 of

XI of 1953.

Amendment

of section 131

of XXII of

1951.

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STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS

The State Government has, upon request of the Government of India,

undertaken a comprehensive review of all State Acts and Rules framed

thereunder to eliminate the risk of imprisonment for citizens for minor

violations with the objective of enhancing Ease of Doing Business and Ease

of Living of Citizens.

2.

For the above purposes, the State Government had constituted a

Committee of Secretaries under the Chairmanship of Additional Chief

Secretary (Industries) to recommend deletion or mitigation of existing

imprisonment provisions or providing for compounding of offences in the

Maharashtra State Acts or rules framed thereunder after consultation with

the concerned administrative Departments and authorities or institutions

thereunder.

Accordingly, after such review, the Government considers it expedient

to amend imprisonment and fine provisions contained in sections 90A, 118

and 131 of the Maharashtra Police Act (XXII of 1951) and sections 7 and 9 of

the Maharashtra Cinemas (Regulations) Act (XI of 1953).

3.

The Bill seeks to achieve the above objectives.

Mumbai,

DEVENDRA FADNAVIS,

Dated the 15^th December, 2022.

Deputy Chief Minister.

Vidhan Bhavan :

RAJENDRA BHAGWAT,

Nagpur,

Principal Secretary,

Dated : 20^th December, 2022.

Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.

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