(1) Whoever kidnaps any minor or, not being the lawful guardian of a minor, obtains the custody of the minor, in order that such minor may be employed or used for the purpose of begging shall be punishable with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.
(2) Whoever maims any minor in order that such minor may be employed or used for
the purposes of begging shall be punishable with imprisonment for life, and
shall also be liable to fine.
(3) Where any person, not being the lawful guardian of a minor, employs or uses
such minor for the purposes of begging, it shall be presumed, unless the
contrary is proved, that he kidnapped or otherwise obtained the custody of that
minor in order that the minor might be employed or used for the purposes of
begging.
(4) In this section,-
(a) 'begging' means-
(i) soliciting or receiving alms in a public place, whether under the pretence
of singing, dancing, fortune-telling, performing tricks or selling articles or
otherwise;
(ii) entering on any private premises for the purpose of soliciting or
receiving alms;
(iii) exposing or exhibiting, with the object of obtaining or extorting alms,
any sore, wound, injury, deformity or disease, whether of himself or of any
other person or of an animal;
(iv) using a minor as an exhibit for the purpose of soliciting or receiving
alms;
(b) 'minor' means-
(i) in the case of a male, a person under sixteen years of age; and
(ii) in the case of a female, a person under eighteen years of age.
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