Pune, December 10, 2025: In a landmark decision following the introduction of Maharashtra’s new community service regulations, a Pune court has directed two men charged with drunken disorderly conduct to complete four days of community service.

The Maharashtra (Community Service as Punishment for Certain Offences) Rules, 2025 — notified on November 28 — allow courts to assign community service for a minimum of one day and a maximum of 31 days, with duties capped at eight hours per day. These guidelines were drafted under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023 and formally implemented after the state home department issued detailed procedures.

The incident occurred on December 2 when night patrolling marshals from Shivajinagar Police Station found two men creating a nuisance behind the P

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