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Notification issuing guidelines for the award of Community Services as punishment under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

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The Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, Home Department (Home Police-II), issued notification F. No. 11/08/2024/HP-II/ Part File/1527-1535 on 16th May, 2025. In relation to Section 4(f) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and exercising powers under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the High Court of Judicature has made guidelines for awarding Community Services as punishment. The guidelines list various types of community services, including cleaning/maintenance of wards, peripherals, study areas, stock areas, classrooms, libraries, labs, grounds, public buildings, parks, spaces, and beaches; Casualty/OP Management; Trolly/Movement Assistance; Arranging/Listing/Binding of Books/clerical assistance; Cleaning/maintenance with municipal staff; Removal of weeds from roadsides; and Traffic/crowd regulation, premises/station cleaning, and common areas maintenance. These services are to be performed at places like Government Hospitals/Dispensaries, District/Taluka Office/Legal Aid Clinics, Any Govt. Library, Govt. Educational Institutions, Corporation/Municipality/Panchayat, Public Offices, Police Station, and Public Parks/Space & Beach. Authorising Officers include RMO/Dean or Designated Officer, Secretary DLSA / Librarian/ Incharge Officer, HM/Principal or Designated Officer, Respective Commissioner/BDO or Designated officer, Concerned Officers, and SHO/Designated Officer. The Monitoring Authority is the District Probation Officer or any other officer appointed/designated by the State Government for the purpose. The duration of Community Service can range from One day to thirty one days or Forty hours to two hundred and forty hours. These guidelines 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 BNS, 2023. The notification is issued by Order and in the Name of the Lt. Governor of the National Capital Territory of Delhi and signed by SANJEEV KUNDU, Dy. Secy. (Home-I).

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA REGD. No. D. L.-33002/99 Delhi Gazette SG-DL-E-22052025-263302 EXTRAORDINARY PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 157] DELHI, TUESDAY, MAY 20, 2025/VAISAKHA 30, 1947 [N. C. T. D. No. 62 PART IV GOVERNMENT OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI HOME DEPARTMENT (HOME POLICE-II) NOTIFICATION Delhi, the 16th May, 2025 GUIDELINES FOR COMMUNITY SERVICES F. No. 11/08/2024/HP-II/ Part File/1527-1535.β€”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 High Court of Judicature hereby makes the following guidelines for award of Community Services as punishment:β€” +-----+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+ | SI. | Community Services | Place/Office of | Authorising | Monitoring | | No. | | service | Officer | Authority | +=====+===================================+=========================================+==============================+===================================================+ | 1. | Cleaning/maintenance of | Government | RMO/Dean or | District | | | wards and peripherals | Hospital/ | Designated Officer | Probation | | | | Government | | Officer or any | | | | Dispensaries | | other | | | | | | appointed or | | | | | | designated | | | | | | officer by the | | | | | | State | | | | | | Government | | | | | | for the purpose | +-----+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+ | 2. | Casualty/ OP Management | Government | RMO/Dean or | -do- | | | | Hospital | Designated Officer | | +-----+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+ | 3. | Trolly / Movement | Government | RMO/ Dean or | -do- | | | Assistance | Hospital | Designated Officer | | +-----+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+ | 4. | Any other duties identified | Government | RMO/Dean or | -do- | | | by RMO/Dean which | Hospital | Designated officer | | | | required more special / | | | | | | Medical knowledge | | | | +-----+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+ | 5. | Cleaning/ maintenance of | District/Taluka | Secretary DLSA / | -do- | | | study area, stock area, and | Office/ Legal Aid | Librarian/ Incharge | | | | peripherals | Clinics | Officer | | | | | Any Govt. Library | | | +-----+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+ | 6. | Arranging of Books/ | DLSA office | Secretary DLSA/ | -do- | | | Listing of Books or any | District/Taluka | Librarian/ Incharge | | | | clerical assistance or | Office/ | Officer | | | | binding | Any Govt. Library | | | +-----+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+ | 7. | Cleaning of Classrooms, | Govt. Educational | HM/ Principal | -do- | | | library, labs, grounds and | institutions | Or | | | | peripherals. | | Designated Officer | | +-----+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+ | 8. | Cleaning/ maintenance | Corporation / | Respective | -do- | | | along with Municipal/ | Municipality / | Commissioner / | | | | Corporation cleaning staff | Panchayat | BDO or Designated | | | | | | officer | | +-----+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+ | 9. | Removal of weeds from | Corporation / | Respective | -do- | | | roadsides | Municipality / | Commissioner/ | | | | | Panchayat | BDO or designated | | | | | | officer | | +-----+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+ | 10. | Any cleaning or | Public Offices | Concerned Officers | -do- | | | maintenance of public | | | | | | building. | | | | +-----+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+ | 11. | Traffic regulation, crowd | Police Station | SHO/ Designated | -do- | | | regulation, premises/ | | Officer | | | | station cleaning, common | | | | | | areas maintenance | | | | +-----+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+ | 12. | Cleaning/ Maintenance | Public Parks/ Space | Respective | -do- | | | | & Beach of | Commissioner / | | | | | Corporation / | BDO or Designated | | | | | Municipality / | officer | | | | | Panchayat | | | +-----+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+ | | Duration of | | | | | | Community | | | | | | Service | | | | +=====+===================================+=========================================+==============================+===================================================+ | | One day to thirty one days | | | | | | Or | | | | | | Forty hours to two hundred and | | | | | | forty hours. | | | | +-----+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+ | | -do- | | | | +-----+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+ | | -do- | | | | +-----+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+ | | -do- | | | | +-----+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+ | | -do- | | | | +-----+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+ | | -do- | | | | +-----+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+ | | -do- | | | | +-----+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+ | | -do- | | | | +-----+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+ | | -do- | | | | +-----+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+ | | -do- | | | | +-----+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+ | | -do- | | | | +-----+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+ 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 the Lt. Governor of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, SANJEEV KUNDU, Dy. Secy. (Home-I) 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.

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