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Section 20: Disciplinary imprisonment.

The Bombay Prevention of Begging Act, 1959State Act of Maharashtra · Act 10 of 1959

(1) Without prejudice to any disciplinary action that may be taken under the section immediately preceding, the Chief Inspector, the Inspector or Superintendent may report to the Court, the case of any person detained in a Certified Institution who habitually and wilfully disobeys or neglects to comply with any rule referred to in that section ; and the Court may thereupon, if satisfied that the person has wilfully disobeyed or neglected to comply with any such rule, convert the balance of the period of his detention in a Certified Institution or part thereof into a term of imprisonment.

(2) The sentence of imprisonment ordered as aforesaid shall be executed in the same manner as a sentence passed under section 6.

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ActThe Bombay Prevention of Begging Act, 1959
Section20
Marginal noteDisciplinary imprisonment.
JurisdictionState of Maharashtra
StatusIn force as published by the source

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