Jalandhar, November 11, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Police Commissioner Satinder Singh has issued orders under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, directing all restaurants, clubs and other licensed eating and drinking establishments within the Jalandhar Police Commissionerate limits to close completely by midnight.
Under the orders, no food or beverage orders will be accepted after 11.30 pm, and no new customers will be allowed entry into these establishments after that time. Restaurants and other licensed premises must ensure that all operations cease by 12 midnight. Establishments attached to liquor shops must also close by midnight or in accordance with their licence conditions.
The Commissioner has directed all establishments to comply with the prescribed sound level of 10 dB(A). DJs, live orchestras, singers and other sound systems must be switched off or have their volume reduced by 10 pm. After 10 pm, no sound generated within any building or campus should be audible beyond its boundary. Music systems fitted in vehicles must not be audible outside the vehicle at any time of the day.
In a separate order aimed at preventing noise pollution, the Police Commissioner has prohibited the use of horns in silence zones and residential areas between 10 pm and 6 am, except during public emergencies.
The orders also regulate the use of loudspeakers, public address systems and other sound-producing equipment in public places, requiring sound levels to remain within the prescribed limits for the respective areas. Between 10 pm and 6 am, the use of drums, megaphones, sound-producing instruments, amplifiers and DJs at marriage palaces and hotels has been prohibited, except in cases of public emergency.
For privately owned sound systems and other noise-producing equipment, the noise level at the boundary of the private premises must not exceed the prescribed limit of 5 dB(A). Music systems installed in vehicles must remain inaudible outside the vehicle throughout the day. Equipment used in violation of these orders will be seized.
The orders concerning the closure of restaurants and licensed establishments will remain in force until January 7, 2026, while the separate noise pollution order will remain effective until January 8, 2026.
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