(1) Any Police Officer or other person authorised in this behalf by the District Magistrate may arrest without a warrant any person who is found begging.
(2) The provisions of 1[section 57 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974)], shall apply to every arrest under this section, and the officer-in-charge of the Police Station shall cause the arrested person to be kept in the prescribed manner until he can be brought before the Court.
(2) The provisions of 1[section 57 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974)], shall apply to every arrest under this section, and the officer-in-charge of the Police Station shall cause the arrested person to be kept in the prescribed manner until he can be brought before the Court.
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1. Substituted by S.O. 1229(E) dated 31.03.2020 for “section 61 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, Svt. 1989”.आगे पढ़ें / Continue reading
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