Provisions under Delhi Police Act, among others, decriminalised
New Delhi, April 4 -- Minor civic and regulatory violations in the Capital are set to attract steeper monetary penalties instead of criminal prosecution, following Parliament's passage of the Jan Vishwas Amendment Bill, 2026, on Thursday.
Under the Delhi Police Act, two provisions will be done away with. Section 95, penalising guardians for allowing a child below seven to commit public nuisance with a fine of up to Rs.100, will be omitted.
Section 102(c), making it an offence to be found in any building or vehicle between sunset and sunrise without satisfactory explanation - punishable with up to three months' imprisonment - will also be removed.
Delhi police, however, did not comment on the changes.
The legislation seeks to decriminalise a...
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