Section 141: Employment of additional Police

Q: What does Section 141 of The Maharashtra Prohibition Act, 1949 (TMPA) deal with?

Section 141 TMPA pertains to "Employment of additional Police". It is part of the The Maharashtra Prohibition Act, 1949, a legislation enacted by the Parliament of India. Section 141 of The Maharashtra Prohibition Act, 1949 (TMPA) governs employment of additional Police. As verified on 19 May 2026.

Q: Is Section 141 TMPA still in force?

Yes, Section 141 of the The Maharashtra Prohibition Act, 1949 is currently in force across the Republic of India.

Q: What is धारा 141 TMPA?

धारा 141 TMPA is the Devanagari Hindi reference for Section 141 of the The Maharashtra Prohibition Act, 1949. Section 141 of The Maharashtra Prohibition Act, 1949 (TMPA) governs employment of additional Police. As verified on 19 May 2026.

Q: What is Dhara 141 TMPA?

Dhara 141 TMPA is the Roman Hindi reference for Section 141 of the The Maharashtra Prohibition Act, 1949. "Dhara" means "Section" in Hindi. Section 141 of The Maharashtra Prohibition Act, 1949 (TMPA) governs employment of additional Police. As verified on 19 May 2026.

Q: How to cite Section 141 of The Maharashtra Prohibition Act, 1949?

Cite as: "Section 141, The Maharashtra Prohibition Act, 1949 (TMPA)" in legal briefs. For academic writing, use the BlueBook format: The Maharashtra Prohibition Act, 1949, § 141 (India).

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(1)

If the State Government is satisfied that the inhabitants of any area are concerned in the commission or abetment of any of the offences punishable under sections 65, 66, 66-A, 67, 67-A, 67-C, 68, 69 and 70 the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, direct the employment of additional police in that area for such period as it thinks fit.

(2)

The cost of such additional police shall, if the State Government so directs, be either in whole or in part-defrayed by a tax imposed on the persons herein below mentioned, or by a rate assessed on the property of such persons, or both by a tax and by a rate so imposed and assessed, and charged—

(a) either generally on all persons who are inhabitants of the local area to which such notification applies; or

(b) specially on any particular section or sections or class or classes of such persons, and the State Government may direct the proportions in which such tax or rate shall be charged.

(3)

It shall be lawful for the State Government to extend for a term not exceeding in any case five years the period for the payment of such tax or rate beyond the period for which such additional police are actually employed.

(4)

The provisions of sub-section (4) to (7) of section 50 of the Bombay Police Act, 1951 (Bom. XXII of 1951) shall apply mutatis mutandis to the recovery of such tax or rate.