Chapter VI OFFENCES AND PUNISHMENTS.

Whoever without reasonable excuse wilfully enters or remains in or upon any dwelling house or building or premises or any land or ground attached thereto, or any ground or Government building or monument or any building appropriated to public purposes, whether any actual damage is caused thereby or not, be punished with fine which may extend to Rs. 20.

Whoever wilfully gives or causes to be given by any means a false alarm of fire to any fire brigade or to any officer or firemen thereof, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months or with fine which may extend to Rs. 100 or with both.

Whoever between sunset and sunrise,- (a) is found armed with any dangerous instrument with intent to commit an offence, or (b) covers his face, or otherwise disguises, with intent to commit an offence, or (c) is found in any dwelling house or building under such circumstances as not to be able to give a satisfactory account for his presence there, or (d) is found lying or loitering in any street or yard or other place, being a reputed thief and without being able to give a satisfactory account for his presence there, or (e) has in his possession without reasonable excuse (the burden of proving which shall be on him) any implement of house-breaking, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 3 months.

Whoever has in his possession or conveys in any manner or offers for sale or pawn any article which there is sufficient reason to believe is stolen property or property obtained by fraud, shall, if he fails to account for such possession or act to the satisfaction of the Magistrate, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 3 months or with fine which may extend to Rs. 100.

Whoever,- (a) takes or introduces or attempts to take or introduce any fermented liquors or other intoxicating drugs or preparations into any public hospital without the permission of a Medical Officer of such hospital, or (b) takes or causes to be introduced or attempts to take or introduce any fermented liquors or other intoxicating drugs or preparations for any military officer not being above the rank of a non-commissioned officer into any building occupied by the troops or barracks or guard room or military encampment, shall be punished with imprisonment, for a term which may extend to two months or with fine which may extend to Rs. 100 and such fermented and intoxicating drugs as also the vessels containing the same shall be forfeited.

Whoever takes from any child not appearing to be above the age of 14 years, any article as a pawn or pledge as security for any sum of money given to such child as a loan or advance or otherwise or buys from such child any article, without the knowledge and consent of the owner of the aricle, shall be punished with fine which may extend to one hundred rupees.

Whoever in any street, or public place,-

(a) cleans any article of furniture, or any vehicle or grooms any animal,

(b) except at such time and place as are permitted by the Commissioner of City Police, Hyderabad makes any part of any vehicle, or save in case of a serious accident rendering repair on the spot unavoidable, repairs any part of any vehicle,

(c) drives, leads, or propels on any path meant for pedestrians, any vehicle or rides any animal other than a perambulator, or

(d) except at such times and places as the Commissioner of City Police, Hyderabad may have permitted, trains or breaks any horse,

(e) sets on or urges a dog or other animal to attack, worry or put in fear any person or animal,

(f) negligently lets loose any horse, or other animal so as to cause danger, injury, alarm or annoyance or lets loose any ferocious dog without a muzzle,

(g) causes obstruction, damage or injury by any misbehaviour, negligence or ill-usage in the driving or supervision or treatment or care of any cattle or animal,

(gg) without the consent of the owner or occupier in any manner affixes or causes to be affixed any bill, notice, document, paper or other thing, upon the street or public place or upon any place of public resort or upon any building, monument, statue, effigy, post, wall, fence, tree or other erection therein, or in any manner defaced, disfigured, written upon, or otherwise marks, or causes to be defaced, disfigured, written upon, or otherwise marked, the street, public place or any such place of public resort, building, monument, statue, effigy, post, wall, fence, tree or erection,

(h) obstructs or otherwise causes inconvenience to a person by wilful intrusion or by improper use of a place at which bathing is permitted,

(i) flies a kite in a manner likely to cause danger, alarm or injury to any person or horse or property,

shall, for every such offence, be punished with fine which may extend to fifty rupees.

Except at such times or places as are permitted by the Commissioner of City Police, Hyderabad from time to time, whoever in or near a street or public place,-

(a) sets fire to or burns any rubbish or straw or any other matter, or

(b) lights a bonfire, or

(c) lets off and throws a firework, and

whoever in or within two hundred yards of any street or public place,

(d) wantonly discharges a firearm, or

(e) sends up a rocket or balloon,

shall, if he commits acts under sub-sections (d) or (e), be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to eight days or with fine which may extend to fifty rupees, and in other cases be punished with fine which may extend to fifty rupees.

Whoever in any street or public place or place of public traffic or in a place within sight of any street or public place, and in such manner as to be seen from there, whether or not such place is an inner portion of a dwelling house or building, wilfully and indecently exposes his person, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to eight days or with fine which may extend to fifty rupees.

Whoever in any street or public place begs alms, or directs or permits, children in his care to beg alms or expose to the public an ulcer, wound or ailment or physical deformity, with intent to receive alms or to force any person to give alms, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month or with fine which may extend to fifty rupees or with both.

Whoever in any street or public place or place of public resort,-

(a) is in such a state of intoxication as not to be able to protect himself,

(b) behaves in an indecent, riotous or disorderly manner,

(c) uses any threatening, insulting or obscene words or gestures, likely to disturb public peace or cause public nuisance,

shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to eight days or with fine which may extend to fifty rupees.

Whoever in any Court or Police Station or Government office, behaves in an indecent, violent or disorderly manner, shall be punished with fine which may extend to fifty rupees.

Whoever in any Court or Police Station or Police office or building used for Government purposes or building occupied by any public body, smokes or spits in contravention of a notice approved by the Government and affixed to some conspicuous place in such Court, station, office or building shall be punished with fine which may extend to fifty rupees.

Whoever in or near any street or public place or public passage,-

(a) commits nuisance by easing himself, or

(b) having the care and custody of any child under (7) years of age suffers such child to commit a nuisance as aforesaid,

shall be punished with fine which may extend to fifty rupees.

Whoever being the keeper of any public place of amusement or entertainment knowingly permits drunkenness, disorderly behaviour or gaming in such place, shall be punished with fine which may extend to one hundred rupees.

Whoever, by any fraud or unlawful device or malpractice in playing at or with cards or dice or any other game or in taking part in the wagers or in betting on the sides or hands of the players, or in wagering on the event of any game, sport, pastime or physical exercise, wins from any other person either for himself or for any other person or persons, any sum of money or valuable thing, shall be deemed guilty of cheating within the meaning of section 415 of the Indian Penal Code, and be liable to punishment accordingly.

Whoever,-

(a) contravenes any rule made under section 21 of this Act or any other order or prohibition lawfully given under sub-section (3) of section 21 or section 22, or

(b) refuses or fails to conform to any lawful and reasonable direction of any Police officer given in accordance with this Act, or with any rule made thereunder, or

(c) opposes or disobeys or fails to conform to any direction of the Commissioner of City Police, Hyderabad notified under section 26 of this Act, or abets opposition or refusal to conform to such direction, shall,-

(firstly) - for any contravention of a rule made under section 21 of this Act, if the said rule is made under sub-section (a), (b) or (c) or under clauses (first) and (second) of sub-section (f), be punished with fine which may extend to fifty rupees; and if the rule contravened is made under sub-section (d) or (e) or under clause (third) or (fourth) or (fifth) of sub-section (f), be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to (8) days or with fine which may extend to fifty rupees or with both.

(secondly) - if the offence constitutes a contravention of any prohibitory order made under sub-section (2) or sub-section (3) of section 22 or clause (c) of this section, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month or with fine which may extend to one hundred rupees or with both, and

(thirdly) - in other cases, be punished with fine which may extend to one hundred rupees.

Whoever, having been removed from the City Police limits under section 22 of this Act, re-enters any place within such limits without written permission by the Commissioner of City Police, Hyderabad within two years from the date of removal shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years or with fine or with both.

It shall not be incumbent on the Commissioner City Police, Hyderabad or any Assistant Commissioner of Police specially authorised in writing in this behalf by the Commissioner of City Police, Hyderabad, to prosecute any person for offences punishable under sub-section (3) of section 10 or section 64, 65, 68 or 75 unless the Government has made an order or prescribed a rule in this behalf or such offences have occasioned serious loss.

Nothing in this Act shall prevent any person from being prosecuted and punished under any other enactment for any offence punishable under this Act, or from being prosecuted and punished under this Act, for an offence punishable under any other enactment:

Provided that such cases shall be subject to the provisions of section 300 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.