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Section 9

(1) Any police officer may arrest without warrant any person who is found begging and shall take or send the person so arrested to a Court:

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9. (1) Any police officer may arrest without warrant any person who is found begging and shall take or send the person so arrested to a Court: Acts of the committee not to be invalidated vacancy Powers and functions of the Committee Staff of the Committee Local Relief Committees Prohibition of begging Power to arrest person found begging Inquiry in respect of persons found begging Provided that no person entering upon any private premises for the purpose of soliciting or receiving alms shall be arrested or shall be liable to any proceedings under this Act except upon an oral or written complaint to such police office by any occupier of the premises. The provisions of sections 50, 51, 52, 56 and 57 of the Code of Criminal procedure, 1973 shall, so far as may be, 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 a Court. (1) Where a person is brought before the Court under section 9 the Court shall make a summary inquiry in the prescribed manner as regards the allegation that he was found begging. If the inquiry referred to in sub-section (1) cannot be completed forthwith the Court may adjourn it from time to time and order the person to be remanded to such place and custody as may be convenient: Provided that the Court may, Pending inquiry, release a person on furnishing bond, with or without sureties that during the inquiry, he shall not resort to begging and shall attend the Court whenever required. If on making the inquiry referred to in sub-section (1) the Court is not satisfied that the person was found begging, it shall order that such person be reased forthwith. If on making the inquiry referred to in sub-section (1) the Court is satisfied that such person was found begging, it shall record a finding that the person is beggar.