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Section 4: Power to require persons found begging to appear before court

Bihar prevention of Beggary Act, 1951State Act of Bihar · Act 1 of 1952

(I) Any police officer or other person authorized in this behalf by the District magistrate may arrest without a warrant any person who is found begging :

Provided that no person entering on any private premier for the purpose of soliciting alms shall be so arrested or shall be liable to any proceeding under this Act except upon a complaint of the occupier of the premises.

Bihar Prevention of Beggary Act, 1951 [233 Secs. 5]

(2) The Provisions of section 61 of the code of criminal procedure, (1898 (v of 1898), shall apply to every arrest under this section, and the officer in charge of the police-station shal cause the arrested person to be kept in the prescribed manner until be can be brought before a court.

Where this provision sits

ActBihar prevention of Beggary Act, 1951
Section4
Marginal notePower to require persons found begging to appear before court
JurisdictionState of Bihar
StatusIn force as published by the source

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