Uttar Pradesh · Act 36 of 1975

Section 16 — Punishment for refusing to go to a Magistrate etc

THE UTTAR PRADESH PROHIBITION OF BEGGARY ACT, 1975

Read in your languageअपनी भाषा में पढ़ें · Official source versions

Mapped language choices keep this section. Other choices are labelled ‘Complete act’ until section mappings are verified.

Only available official source versions are shown. Language labels come from source metadata or filenames.

STATUTORY TEXT
Find in this text
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.

आगे पढ़ें / Continue reading

Explore the next section or browse this act in the selected language.

Next · Section 17Certified Institutions →All sections / सभी धाराएँTHE UTTAR PRADESH PROHIBITION OF BEGGARY ACT, 1975 →
More sections of this actSection 1 · Short title extent, application, commencement and effectSection 2 · DefinitionsSection 3 · State Destitutes Relief CommitteeSection 4 · Acts of the committee not to be invalidated by vacancySection 5 · Powers and functions of the CommitteeSection 6 · Staff of the Committee.Section 7 · Local Relief Committees.Section 8 · Prohibition of begging.
Source and version

India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 22 Oct 2026. Source metadata reports last modification: 2024-05-01. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.

Share this section

Section 16 — Punishment for refusing to go to a Magistrate etc | THE UTTAR PRADESH PROHIBITION OF BEGGARY ACT, 1975 | NYAYA SIGNAL

Share the card with this clickable reading link. पढ़ें और अगली धारा देखें।

NYAYA SIGNAL · Free access · Official source references

· Saves and reading positions stay on this device.