MAHARASHTRA ACT No. XXXVI OF 2026.

(First published, after having received the assent of the Governor in the

“Maharashtra Government Gazette”, on the 22nd July 2026.)

An Act further to amend the Maharashtra Police Act and the Maharashtra

Prohibition of Obscene Dance in Hotels, Restaurants and Bar Rooms and

Protection of Dignity of Women (working therein) Act, 2016.

WHEREAS it is expedient further to amend the Maharashtra Police Act

and the Maharashtra Prohibition of Obscene Dance in Hotels, Restaurants and

Bar Rooms and Protection of Dignity of Women (working therein) Act, 2016,

for the purposes hereinafter appearing ; it is hereby enacted in the Seventy-

seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows :—

CHAPTER I

Preliminary

1.  This Act may be called the Maharashtra Police and Maharashtra

Prohibition of Obscene Dance in Hotels, Restaurants and Bar Rooms and

Protection of Dignity of Women (working therein) (Amendment) Act, 2026.

XXII of

1951.

Mah.

XII of

2016.

Short title.

RNI No. MAHENG /2009/35528

महाारााष्ट्रट शाासन रााजपत्र

असाधाारण भााग आठ

वर्षष १२, अंंक ४१(२)]

बुुधवाार, जुुलैै २२, २०२६/आषााढ ३१, शकेे १९४८

[पृृष्ठेे 2, किं�ंमत : रुपयेे २७.००

असाधाारण क्रमांं�क १०५

प्रााधि�कृृत प्रकााशन

महाारााष्ट्र वि�धाानमंंडळााचेे अधि�नि�य

म व रााज्यपाालांं�नी प्रख्यापि�त केेलेेलेे अध्यादेेश व केेलेेलेे

वि�नि�य

म आणि� वि�धि� व न्याय वि�भाागाकडूून आलेेली वि�धेेयकेे (इंंग्रजी अनुुवाद).

In pursuance of clause (3) of article 348 of the Constitution of India, the following translation

in English of the Maharashtra Police and Maharashtra Prohibition of Obscene Dance in Hotels,

Restaurants and Bar Rooms and Protection of Dignity of Women (working therein) (Amendment)

Act, 2026 (Mah. Act No. XXXVI of 2026), is hereby published under the authority of the Governor.

By order and in the name of the Governor of Maharashtra,

SUPRIYA DHAWARE,

Secretary (Legislation) to Government,

Law and Judiciary Department.

भााग आठ–१०५-१

(१)

2

महाराष्ट्रõ शासन रा

असाधारण भाग आठ, जुलै २२, २०२६/आषषाढ ३१, शके १९४८

CHAPTER II

Amendments to the Maharashtra Police Act.

2.  In section 2 of the Maharashtra Police Act (hereinafter in this Chapter

referred to as “the Police Act”), after clause (6A), the following clause shall be

inserted, namely :—

“ (6AA) “live music performance (orchestra) ” means a performance of

singing either individually or in a group with or without playing music by

use of musical instruments or recording devices, held in a hotel, restaurant

or bar room ;”.

3.  In section 33 of the Police Act, in sub-section (1),—

(a) in clause (w), in sub-clause (i), after the words “or entertainment”

the words “except a hotel, restaurant or bar room where live music

performance (orchestra) is performed” shall be added ;

(b) in clause (wa), in sub-clause (i), after the words “the musical” the

words “except live music performance (orchestra) performed in a hotel,

restaurant or bar room” shall be inserted.

Amendment

of section 2 of

XXII of 1951.

XXII of

1951.

Amendment

of section 33

of XXII of

1951.

CHAPTER III

Amendments to the Maharashtra Prohibition of Obscene Dance in

Hotels, restaurants and Bar rooms and Protection of

Dignity of Women (working therein) Act, 2016.

4.  In section 2 of the Maharashtra Prohibition of Obscene Dance in Hotels,

Restaurants and Bar Rooms and Protection of Dignity of Women (working

therein) Act, 2016 (hereinafter in this Chapter referred to as “the principal

Act”), after clause (7), the following clause shall be inserted, namely :—

“ (7A) “live music performance (orchestra) ” means a performance of

singing either individually or in a group with or without playing music by

use of musical instruments or recording devices, held in a hotel, restaurant

or bar room ;”.

5.  In section 3 of the principal Act, after the word “dances” the words “or

live music performance (orchestra)” shall be inserted.

Amendment

of section 2 of

Mah. XII of

2016.

Mah.

XII of

2016.

Amendment

of section 3 of

Mah. XII of

2016.

ON BEHALF OF GOVERNMENT PRINTING, STATIONERY AND PUBLICATION, PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY DIRECTOR

SMT. MANISHA KUMBHAR, 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, SMT. MANISHA KUMBHAR.