Section 12: Penalty for subsequent offence

The Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Beggary Act, 1975State Act of Uttar Pradesh · Act 36 of 1975

(1) Whoever, having been previously detained in a Certified Institution under this Act, is found begging, shall on conviction be punished as hereinafter provided.

(2) When a person is convicted for the first time under sub-section (1), the Court shall order him to be detained in a Certified Institution for a period which shall not be less than one year and may extend up to three years.

(3) When a person is convicted for the second or subsequent time under sub-section (1) the Court shall order him to be detained in a Certified Institution for a period of five years and may convert any period of such detention (not exceeding two years) into a sentence of imprisonment extending to a like period.

Where this provision sits

Act	The Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Beggary Act, 1975
Section	12
Marginal note	Penalty for subsequent offence
Jurisdiction	State of Uttar Pradesh
Status	In force as published by the source

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