Any person refusing or failing to accompany a police officer or any other person authorised in this behalf to appear before a Court or Magistrate or to taken to a Certified Institution or other place, when required under this Act, shall on conviction be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with fine or with both.
Section 16: Punishment for refusing to go to a Magistrate etc
The Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Beggary Act, 1975State Act of Uttar Pradesh · Act 36 of 1975
Where this provision sits
| Act | The Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Beggary Act, 1975 |
|---|---|
| Section | 16 |
| Marginal note | Punishment for refusing to go to a Magistrate etc |
| Jurisdiction | State of Uttar Pradesh |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
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