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Mumbai Police bans sale and possession of fire crackers in city without valid license

Updated on: 02 November,2023 06:06 PM IST  |  Mumbai
Asif Rizvi | asif.ali@mid-day.com

The Mumbai Police on Thursday issued a preventive order banning sale, possession, display and carrying of fire crackers in the city without a license

Mumbai Police bans sale and possession of fire crackers in city without valid license

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Key Highlights

  1. Mumbai Police on Thursday issued a preventive order
  2. The order bans sale, possession, display and carrying of fire crackers in the city
  3. The order will come in force from Nov 4 and will remain in place till Dec 3

The Mumbai Police on Thursday issued a preventive order banning sale, possession, display and carrying of fire crackers in the city, an official notification said.


According to the Mumbai Police notification, the police said, notwithstanding any orders issued earlier in this regard, in order to prevent obstruction, inconvenience, annoyance, danger or damage to public the following order.


The order was issued by Vishal Thakur, DCP (Operations), Mumbai.


It said, "No person at any public place in the limits of Brihanmumbai shall sell, possess, offer, display, carry or expose for purpose of sale of any firecrackers/fireworks without license granted by the Commissioner of Police or any other Police Officer designated by the Commissioner of Police or State Government to grant such license.

It further said, "this order will come in force from 04th November, 2023 to 03rd December, 2023 (Both days inclusive). Fireworks means explosives specified in fireworks in clause 7 of Explosive Rules of 1983." 

Flying Lanterns prohibited

In an another order, the Mumbai Police said, whereas reports have been received that due to the situation prevailing in the areas under the control of Commissioner of Police, Brihanmumbai, it is noticed that use, sale and storage of Flying Lanterns during i.e. Date 04/11/2023 to 03/12/2023 in Brihanmumbai Police Commissionerate area may cause grave danger to human life, safety and injury to public property and whereas it is necessary that some checks should be put on Flying Lanterns activities like its use, sale and storage in the Brihanmumbai Police Commissionerate; to prevent the activities of antisocial elements through such type of Flying Lanterns during the said period in Mumbai and that immediate action is necessary to prevent the same.

It said that it is being hereby ordered that during the period of 30 Day's i.e. 04/11/2023 to 03/12/2023, no flying activities of such type of Flying Lanterns and no use, sale and storage allowed in the jurisdiction of the Mumbai Police.

It further said that this order shall remain in force with effect from 00.01 hrs. 04/11/2023 till 24.00 hrs. of 03/12/2023 unless withdrawn earlier. Any person contravening this order shall be punishable under Section 188 of the Indian Penal Code.

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