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Section 6: Penalty for begging after detention as beggar

The Jammu and Kashmir Prevention of Beggary Act, 1960Union territory Act of Jammu and Kashmir · Act 40 of 1960

(1) Whoever having been previously declared or detained in a Sick Home, Beggar’s Home or Children’s Home, as the case may be, in accordance with the provision of section 5, is found begging shall on conviction be punished as is hereinafter referred to in this section.

(2) When a person is convicted for the second time under sub-section (1) the Court shall order him to be detained in a Sick Home, Beggar’s Home or Children’s Home, as the case may be, for not less than three years and not more than seven years :

Provided that if the Court, at any time after passing of the sentence, of its own motion, or an application, is satisfied that the person sentenced under this sub-section or section 7, sub-section (2), sub-section (5) of section 5 is not likely to beg again, it may release that person after due admonition on a bond for his abstaining from begging and being of good behaviour, being executed with or without sureties, as the Court may require, by the beggar or any other person whom the Court considers suitable.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Jammu and Kashmir Prevention of Beggary Act, 1960
Section6
Marginal notePenalty for begging after detention as beggar
JurisdictionUnion territory of Jammu and Kashmir
StatusIn force as published by the source

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