Section 4: Power to require person found begging to appear before Court

The Goa, Daman and Diu Prevention of Begging Act, 1972Union territory Act of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu · Act 4 of 1973

(1) Any Police Officer, or other person authorised in this behalf in accordance with the rules made by the Government, may arrest without a warrant any person who is found begging:

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

(2) Such Police Officer or other person shall take or send the person so arrested to a Court.

Manual of Goa Laws (Vol. III) –866– Prevention of Begging Act

(3) The provision of section 61 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, shall apply to every arrest made under this section and the officer-in-charge of the police station shall cause the arrested person to be kept in the prescribed manner until he is brought before a Court.

5 of 1898.

Where this provision sits

Act	The Goa, Daman and Diu Prevention of Begging Act, 1972
Section	4
Marginal note	Power to require person found begging to appear before Court
Jurisdiction	Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
Status	In force as published by the source

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