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The Lieutenant Governor of the National Capital Territory of Delhi issues amended guidelines for the award of Community Services as punishment under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, superseding a previous notification.

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The Home Department (Home Police-II) of the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, on August 13, 2025, issued amended guidelines for Community Services as punishment. These guidelines, issued in supersession of Notification F. No. 11/08/2024/HP-II/Part File/1527-1535 dated 16.05.2025, are made by the Lieutenant Governor of the National Capital Territory of Delhi in relation to Section 4(f) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and in exercise of powers conferred by relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. The guidelines specify various types of community services, their places/offices of service, authorising officers, monitoring authorities, and duration. Services include cleaning/maintenance of wards in Government Hospitals/Dispensaries; casualty/OP management; trolly/movement assistance; other duties identified by RMO/Dean; cleaning/maintenance of study/stock areas in District/Taluka Offices, Legal Aid Clinics, or Government Libraries; arranging/listing of books or clerical assistance in DLSA offices/libraries; cleaning of classrooms/library/labs/grounds in Government Educational Institutions; cleaning/maintenance with Municipal/Corporation staff; removal of weeds; cleaning/maintenance of public buildings; traffic/crowd regulation and premises cleaning at Police Stations; and cleaning/maintenance of Public Parks/Space & Beach. The duration for these services ranges from one day to thirty-one days or forty hours to two hundred and forty hours. Authorising officers vary by service type and include RMO/Dean, Secretary DLSA, Librarian, Incharge Officer, HM/Principal, Respective Commissioner/BDO, or Concerned Officers. The monitoring authority is typically the District Probation Officer or any other officer designated by the State Government. The guidelines clarify that they are not intended to curtail the discretion of the Hon'ble Court in awarding any other mode of community service under Section 4(f) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. The notification was issued by order and in the name of the Lt. Governor of National Capital Territory of Delhi, signed by Sanjeev Kundu, Dy. Secy. (Home-II).

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REGD. No. D. L.-33002/99 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA Delhi Gazette SG-DL-E-19082025-265505 EXTRAORDINARY PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 240] DELHI, THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 2025/SHRAVANA 23, 1947 [N. C. T. D. No. 181 PART IV GOVERNMENT OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI 5453 DG/2025 HOME DEPARTMENT (HOME POLICE-II) NOTIFICATION Delhi, the 13th August, 2025 Guidelines for Community Services In supersession of Notification F. No. 11/08/2024/HP-II/Part File/1527-1535 dated 16.05.2025, the amended guidelines for Community Services will be as under: F. No. 11/08/2024/HP-II/ Part File/2687-2695— In relation to Section 4(f) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and in exercise of the Powers conferred by relevant sections of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the Lieutenant Governor of National Capital territory of Delhi hereby makes the following guidelines for award of Community Services as punishment: +-----+-----------------------------+---------------------+-----------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Sl. | Community Services | Place/Office of | Authorising | Monitoring | Duration of | | No | | service | Officer | Authority | Community | | | | | | | Service | +-----+-----------------------------+---------------------+-----------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 1. | Cleaning/maintenance of | Government | RMO/Dean or | District | One day to | | | wards and peripherals | Hospital/ | Designated Officer | Probation | thirty one days | | | | Government | | Officer or any | | | | | Dispensaries | | other | Or | | | | | | appointed or | | | | | | | designated | | | | | | | officer by the | | | | | | | State | Forty hours to | | | | | | Government | two hundred | | | | | | for the purpose | and forty hours. | +-----+-----------------------------+---------------------+-----------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 2. | Casualty/ OP Management | Government | RMO/Dean or | -do- | -do- | | | | Hospital | Designated Officer | | | +-----+-----------------------------+---------------------+-----------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 3. | Trolly / Movement | Government | RMO/Dean or | -do- | -do- | | | Assistance | Hospital | Designated Officer | | | +-----+-----------------------------+---------------------+-----------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 4. | Any other duties identified | Government | RMO/Dean or | -do- | -do- | | | by RMO/Dean which | Hospital | Designated officer | | | | | required more special / | | | | | | | Medical knowledge | | | | | +-----+-----------------------------+---------------------+-----------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 5. | Cleaning/ maintenance of | District/Taluka | Secretary DLSA / | -do- | -do- | | | study area, stock area, and | Office/ Legal Aid | Librarian/ Incharge | | | | | peripherals | Clinics | Officer | | | | | | Any Govt. | | | | | | | Library | | | | +-----+-----------------------------+---------------------+-----------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 6. | Arranging of Books/Listing | DLSA office | Secretary DLSA/ | -do- | -do- | | | of Books or any clerical | District/Taluka | Librarian/ Incharge | | | | | assistance or binding | Office/ | Officer | | | | | | Any Govt. | | | | | | | Library | | | | +-----+-----------------------------+---------------------+-----------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 7. | Cleaning of Classrooms, | Govt. | HM/ Principal | -do- | -do- | | | library, labs, grounds and | Educational | Or | | | | | peripherals. | institutions | Designated Officer | | | +-----+-----------------------------+---------------------+-----------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 8. | Cleaning/ maintenance | Corporation / | Respective | -do- | -do- | | | along with Municipal/ | Municipality / | Commissioner / | | | | | Corporation cleaning staff | Panchayat | BDO or Designated | | | | | | | officer | | | +-----+-----------------------------+---------------------+-----------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 9. | Removal of weeds from | Corporation / | Respective | -do- | -do- | | | roadsides | Municipality / | Commissioner/ | | | | | | Panchayat | BDO or designated | | | | | | | officer | | | +-----+-----------------------------+---------------------+-----------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 10. | Any cleaning or | Public Offices | Concerned | -do- | -do- | | | maintenance of public | | Officers | | | | | building. | | | | | +-----+-----------------------------+---------------------+-----------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 11. | Traffic regulation, crowd | Police Station | SHO/ Designated | -do- | -do- | | | regulation, premises/ station | | Officer | | | | | cleaning, common areas | | | | | | | maintenance | | | | | +-----+-----------------------------+---------------------+-----------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 12. | Cleaning/ Maintenance | Public Parks/ | Respective | -do- | -do- | | | | Space & Beach of | Commissioner / | | | | | | Corporation / | BDO or Designated | | | | | | Municipality/ | officer | | | | | | Panchayat | | | | +-----+-----------------------------+---------------------+-----------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ These are guidelines. They are not intended to curtail the discretion of the Hon'ble Court in awarding any other mode of community Service u/s 4 (f) of the BNS, 2023. By Order and in the Name of Lt. Governor of National Capital Territory of Delhi, SANJEEV KUNDU, Dy. Secy. (Home-II) Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. GORAKHA NATH YADAVA Digitally signed by GORAKHA NATH YADAVA Date: 2025.08.19 14:41:51 +05'30'

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