Section 24 – Employment of juvenile or child for begging – Juvenile Justice
Image Source: upload.wikimedia.org(1) Whoever, employees or uses any juvenile or the child for the purpose or causes any juvenile to beg shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years and shall also be liable to fine. ADVERTISEMENTS: (2) Whoever, having the actual charge of, or control over a juvenile or the child abets the commission of the offence punishable under sub-section (I), shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year and shall also be liable to fine.Comment: Employment of juveniles or children for the purpose of begging has been made an offence punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years and with fine, under this section. Sub-section (2) further provides that where a person…