Importing beggar.

Beggars

44[320–Soliciting alms.— Whoever, in any street or public place within the limits of the Corporation area, begs for alms, or exposes, or exhibits with the object of exciting or extorting alms any deformity, disease or bodily ailment or any offensive sore or wound, shall be provided shelter in the shelter homes recognised or aided by the Government ]

Whenever the Commissioner receives information that any person within the limits of the City lives wholly or in part on the proceeds of the begging of others, he may, in writing inform a Magistrate, who shall deal with such person as if the information received about him was of the description mentioned in section 109 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, and for the purposes of any proceedings under this section the fact that a person lives as aforesaid may be proved by evidence of general repute or otherwise.