Causing or allowing child to beg

(1) Whoever for his own profit causes any child having the factual charge of or control over a child allows that child to be in any street, premises or place for the purpose of begging or receiving arms, shall be punishable with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees or with both. (2) The State Government may, by notification in the official Gazette exempt from liability to punishment under this section any class of persons in any district or place where this Act may be in operation.