Bare ActsThe Gujarat Habitual Offenders Act, 1959.

Section 17

A habitual offender who witJiout laWful e:z:euae,the burden of proving W'AiCh failure 10 ahalllie him - ClOIDplywitlt up

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A habitual offender who witJiout laWful e:z:euae,the burden of proving W'AiCh failure 10 ahalllie him - ClOIDplywitlt upon, oert.m ~ ~ (II) fails to appear in compliancHl with a notille issued under section 4:, or ~heAeL (0) intentionally omits to furnish any information required under that section, or furnishes a8 true any information which he know&, or has reason to b1elieve,to be false or --doesnot believe to be true, or (e) refuses to allow his finger and palm impreBBions, foot-priIita and photographs be fJlken by any person acting und.eTsn Ol'tiel' passed under section 6, or • (d) fails i» cempIy with the provisions or 8Ub-tlection (1) of _tiOD 7 or with an order of the Distriet Magistrate under sub-section (2) thereof or with an order under section 11, may be AlTested without warrant, and be ~ed- (a) on fi.rst conviction, "it]i impri80nment for a term whieh may extend to six lJlOJ:ltJ1sor with fiM whiCh may extend to two hundred rupees, or ~ith both, ADd XL" of Il1O. if the ~1icaI-"" ~ •..t __ ~ ._....3- :.. ••••••• " ~~... nM. •.• -.... _ ~_.... • ~ fIDIlDI!I8U1 a cca~. ~ in a corrective ~ it tatiBW iaal it is expedient with a "jew to U reformation and the prevention01 orim , tJlat 'he eboald reaeive training of • ~ eDaracter for a 8IIbItantiat ~ the 00IIl1i may, in lieu of aenteneing tie offender to any puniahment under this eection, direct. after giving JUan 8IL epportuuity of"showing C&ue (and after oonsulting the officer pr4llSCribed 011 tile .pacity of the corrective settlements to recene him) that he shAll receive correc- tive training in a corrective settlement for such term not exceeding three years. Mit maydeterm.ine.

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