(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.
(2) The sentence of imprisonment ordered as aforesaid shall be executed in the same manner as a sentence passed under section 6.
आगे पढ़ें / Continue reading
Explore the next section or browse this act in the selected language.
Next · Section 21Transfer from one Receiving Centre or Certified Institutions to another. →All sections / सभी धाराएँTHE BOMBAY PREVENTION OF BEGGING ACT, 1959 →
More sections of this act
Section 1 · Short title, extent, commencement and repeal of corresponding laws and provisions.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Powers of Courts.Section 4 · Power to require person found begging to appear before Court.Section 5 · Summary inquiry in respect of persons found begging and their detention.Section 6 · Penalty for begging after detention as beggar.Section 7 · Offences to be tried summarily.Section 8 · Contribution of parents.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 12 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.