The Maharashtra Government has notified the Maharashtra (Community Service as Punishment for Certain Offences) Rules, 2025, laying down a framework for awarding community service as punishment for specified offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) and the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS). The Rules identify six offences for which courts may impose community … Continue reading Maharashtra Notifies Rules for Community Service as Punishment Under BNS, BNSS