Notification/Circular No.: RNI No. MAHENG /2009/35528 dated December 31,2025
Applicable Act/Rule: Maharashtra Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2025
Effective Date: December 31, 2025
The State Government has enacted this legislation to decriminalise and rationalise offences across multiple Maharashtra statutes. The objective is to reduce criminal liability for procedural and compliance-related defaults, replace imprisonment with monetary penalties where appropriate, and support trust-based governance to improve ease of living and ease of doing business.
This Act amends several state laws by revising penalty structures, increasing monetary fines, and reclassifying offences to reduce criminal prosecution.
Major statutes amended include the
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