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(1) Whoever, having been previously detained in a Certified Institution under this Act is found begging, shall on conviction be punished as hereinafter in this section provided. (2) When a person is convicted for the first time under sub-section (1) the Court shall order him to be detained in a Certified Institution for a period of not less than two years and not more than three years. (3) When a person is convicted for the second or subsequent time under sub-section (1), the court shall order him to be detained for a period of ten years in a Certified Institution, and may convert any period of such detention (not exceeding two years) into a sentence of imprisonment extending to a like period.
<span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>1</i>) Whoever, having been previously detained in a Certified Institution under this Act is found begging, shall on conviction be punished as hereinafter in this section provided.<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>2</i>) When a person is convicted for the first time under sub-section (<i>1</i>) the Court shall order him to be detained in a Certified Institution for a period of not less than two years and not more than three years.<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>3</i>) When a person is convicted for the second or subsequent time under sub-section (<i>1</i>), the court shall order him to be detained for a period of ten years in a Certified Institution, and may convert any period of such detention (not exceeding two years) into a sentence of imprisonment extending to a like period.<br>