State Act
Section 216. Prohibition of wilful or neglectful acts relating to water works.
The Maharashtra Municipal Councils, Nagar Panchayats and Industrial Townships Act, 1965.
216. Prohibition of wilful or neglectful acts relating to water works.— (1) No person shall wilfully or negligently— (a) injure or suffer to be injured any meter belonging to the Council or any of the fitting of any such meter; (b) break, injure or open any lock, seal, cock, valve, pipe, work, engine, cistern or fitting appurtaining to any municipal water-work; (c) do any act or suffer any act to be done whereby the water in, or derived from, any municipal water-work, shall be wasted; (d) obstruct, divert or in any way injure or alter any water-main or duct; (e) except with the permission of the Chief Officer, open, break, injure or tamper with any lock furnished under the provisions of this Act. (2) Whoever contravenes any provision of sub-section (1) shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to 1[one thousand rupees.]