Any person who leaves a Receiving Centre or a Certified Institution without the permission of the Superintendent thereof, or fails to return thereto after the expiry of the period of absence permitted under sub-section (1) of section 22, may be arrested by any police officer without warrant or by an officer of the Receiving Centre or Certified Institution authorised in this behalf by the State Government and sent back to the Receiving Centre or Certified Institution, as the case may be.
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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.