(1) Whoever, having attained the age of eighteen years and having the actual charge of, or control over, a child, assaults, abandons, exposes or neglects the child or causes or procures him to be assaulted, abandoned, exposed or neglected in a manner likely to cause such child unnecessary suffering or injury to his health shall be punishable with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months or with fine which may extend to two hundred rupees or with both.
(2) Whoever, being an employer.of a child, overworks him to an extent or ill-treats him in a manner, so as to cause injury to his health, shall be punishable with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months or with fine which may extend to two hundred rupees or with both.
(3) For the purposes of this section injury to health includes injury to, or loss of, sight or hearing and injury to limb or organ of the body and any mental derangement, and a parent or other person legally liable to maintain a child shall be deemed to have neglected him in a manner likely to cause injury to his health if he, having means to provide adequate food, clothing, medical aid or lodging for the child, fails to make such provision.
(4) A person may be convicted of an offence under this section notwithstanding the actual suffering or injury to health was obviated by the action of another person.
(5) Nothing in this section shall be construed to take away or affect the right of any parent, teacher or other person having the lawful control or charge of a child to administer punishment to 'such child.
40. If any person is found drunk on any highway or other public place whether a building or not or on any premises licensed for the sale of liquor while having the charge of a child and if such person is incapable by reasons of his drunkenness of taking due care of the child, he may be arrested and shall, if the child is under that age, be punishable with fine which may extend to fifty rupees.
41. Whoever gives or causes to be given to any child any intoxicating liquor; in a public place or any dangerous drug, except upon the orde: of a duly Ilivalified medical practitioner or in case of sickness or other urgent cause, shall be punishable with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees.
pe HARYANA GOVT GAZ. (EXTRA.), FEBRUARY 12, 1974 153 (MAGHA 23, 1895 SAKA) 51 11 . • = 1 10 1 1 . 1 . 1 M M = 4 1 1 Seizure by police42 . It shall be the duty of a police office to seize any intoxicating liquor, officer of any dangerous drag, bid 's, cigarettes, tobacco or smoking mixture in the possess,ik.m liquor, drug, of a child wtoin he, finds taking or smoking in any street or public place and cigarettes, etc.
any liquor, dangerous drug, bidis, cigarettes, tobacco or smoking mixture so seized shall be forfeited to the State Government and every such police officer shalt, however, be authorised to search only a male child.
43. Who ever, havin g the ac tu al clt argeo f, or co ntrol over, a child allows Penalty for allowing or encourages that child to smoke or drink any intoxicating liquor or danger_child °etsmoke, ous drag shall be punishable with imprisonment of either description for dtin Ic!
a term which may extend to one month or with f ine wh ich may extend to fifty rupees or with both.
44. Whoever incites or attempts to in cite a ch ild to m ake any b et or Penalty for inciting wager or to enter into or take any share or interest in any betting or wagering child to bet.
transaction shall be punishable with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one month or with fine which may extend to one hundred rupees or with both.
45. Whoever takes an article in pawn from a child whether offered Penalty for taking by that child on his own behalf or on behalf of any other person shall be pawn from child .
punishable with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one month or with fine which may extend to one hundred rupees or with both.
46. Whoever proclres a child for the purpose of any employment and Exploitation of withholds the earnings of the child or uses such earnings for his own purposes child employees.
shall b pinish tble with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees.
47. Offenezs panishable under sections 40, 41, 43, 44, 45 and 46 shall Cognizance of be cognizable certain offences.,
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