MMCNPIT Act 185Chapter XI · Streets And Open Spaces
Section 185 · Naming and numbering streets and numbering of premises
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(1)
The Council shall -(a)
give a name or a number to every public Street;(b)
cause to be put or painted on a conspicuous part of any building, wall or any other place at or near each end or corner of or entrance to a public street, the name or the number by which such street is to be known;(c)
determine the number or sub-number by which any premises or part thereof shall be known;(2)
Any person, who destroys, pulls down or defaces any such name or number of a public street or number or sub-number of any premises or part thereof or puts up any name, number or sub-number different from that determined by the Council and any owner of any premises or part thereof who does not at his own expense put up such number or sub-number of such premises or part thereof, shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to [five hundred rupees] [These words were substituted for the words 'fifty rupees' by Maharashtra 1 of 2011, Section 6, (w.e.f. 14-1-2011).].(3)
Where a number or sub-number is put up on any premises or part thereof under the orders of the Council in accordance with sub-section (1), the expenses of such work shall be payable by the owner of such premises or part thereof, as the case may be.Explanation.- In this section, "premises" means any building, but does not include only walls, compound walls, fencing, varandahs, fixed platforms plinths, door-steps or the like.The offence at a glance
- Fine
- ₹500
- Cognizable
- Non-cognizable
- Bailable
- Bailable
- Triable by
- Any Magistrate
- Non-cognizable — Police cannot investigate without a Magistrate's order
- Bailable — Bail is your right — it can be granted at the police station
Derived from the First Schedule Part II rule — not listed section by section
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