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57. (a) of an offence under Chapter XII, XVI or XVII of the Indian Penal Code, XLVof or 1860. 1 [(b) twice, of an offence- (i) under section 9 of the Bombay Beggars Act, 1945 or under the Bombay Born. xxm Prevention of Prostitution Act, 1923, or the Saurashtra Prevention of Prostitution Act, 1952, the Hyderabad Suppression of Immoral Traffic Act, 1952, the Madhya Pradesh Suppression ofimmoral Traffic Act, 1953, or the Suppression or Immoral Traffic in Women and Girls Act, 1956, or (ii) within a period of three years, under section 65 or 68 of the Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949, 2* [ * * * * * ,] or (c) thrice of an offence within a period of three years, under any of the provisions of the 3[Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949] or under section 4 or 12A of the ofl945. Born.XI of 1923. Sau. Vlll of 1952. Hyd. XLlXof 1952.M.P. Ill ofl953 C!Vof 1956. Born. XXVof 1949. Bont. XXVof 1949. Bombay Prevention of Gambling Act, 1887, or under section 4 or 12AofthatAct as Bom. IV in force in the Saurashtra area or the Kutch area of the 4[State of Bombay], or under section 4 of the Gambling Act, or section 3 of the Public Gambling Act, 1867 as in force in the Vidarbha region of the State of Bombay.] the Commissioner, the District Magistrate or the Sub-Divisional Magistrate 5[*] empowered by the State Government in this behalf, if he has reason to belive that such person is likely again to engage himself in the conunission of an offence similar to that for which he was convicted, may direct such person to remove himself outside the area within the local limits of his jurisdiction 6[ or such area and any district of districts, or any part thereof, contiguous thereto J by such route and within such time as the said officer may prescribe and not to enter or return to the area 7[ or the area and such contiguous district or part thereof, as the case may be] from which he was directed to remove himself. I. Clauses (b) and (c) were substituted for the original by Born. 34 of 1959, s. 19. 2. The portion beginning with the words and figures "under section 65 or