Section 332: Licensing and control of theatres, circuses and places of public amusement

No person shall, without or otherwise than in conformity with the terms of a licence granted by the Chairperson in this behalf, keep open any theatre, circus, cinema house, dancing hall or other similar place of public resort, recreation or amusement:

Provided that nothing in this section shall apply to private performances in any such place.

Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 14 October 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.

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