Circular · Maharashtra Police Headquarters · 30.11.2021
Tenant and paying-guest information can be given to the police online
The Maharashtra Police circular of 30 November 2021 explains the Citizen Portal service for tenant and paying-guest information, and the link with the IGR’s online leave-and-licence registration.
Key points
- Landlords can give the police details of a tenant or paying guest online, through the “Tenant / PG information request” service on the Maharashtra Police Citizen Portal (CCTNS).
- Leave-and-licence agreements registered online with the Department of Registration and Stamps (IGR, i-SARITA) are now shared with the police system, with the parties’ details, addresses, photos, thumb impressions and a link to the agreement.
- For such registered agreements, citizens are no longer required to go to the police station to give the same information separately.
What the circular says
The CCTNS Citizen Portal offers several services to the public. One of them is the “tenant / paying-guest information request”, through which a landlord tells the police station about a tenant online. The police station sees these entries under “tenant verification details” and acts on them.
The circular also records that, through the integration of the police CCTNS system with the IGR’s i-SARITA system, details of leave-and-licence agreements registered online (e-Leave & Licence) are available to police stations under “Search and Query”. This includes the names, current and permanent addresses and photographs of the landlord and the tenant, their thumb impressions and a link to the agreement. As a result, citizens are not required to go to the police station to give this information.
Police units are asked to inform all police stations and to use this information in investigations, tracing absconding accused and checking records of offences and arrests.
What it means for societies and members
A member who lets a flat should either register the leave-and-licence agreement online with the IGR, which passes the details to the police, or submit the tenant’s details through the Citizen Portal. Societies commonly ask a letting member for a copy of the registered agreement and proof of police intimation before the tenant moves in; this circular describes how that proof is obtained.
A society may also levy non-occupancy charges on a flat that is let, within the Government limit. See the non-occupancy charges guide and the NOC circular of 01.01.2017 on letting a flat.
Circular in Marathi issued by the Maharashtra Police; it concerns police procedure and is included here because it affects members who let their flats. This page summarises the document for general information; it is not a translation and not legal advice. Read the document itself for its exact terms, and check whether it has since been amended or superseded.
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