Bare ActsThe Kerala Habitual Offenders Act, 1960

Section 16

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Penalty for/allure to comply wit/i certAin pro visit offender' who, without lawful excuse, die builen of proi (a) fails to appear in conipliancewiffi a nod than forty years of age,— .10 of die Code to execute a bond dence in die case and other is refonnation and the prevention character for a subs tanlial period, mi for such offence or, as the case lie shall receive corrective than five years as the court or the (I) or sub-section (2) the ay be, shall— conch don of the offender lye settlement and to show cause why such to receive corrective rent for die term of his manner as may be pre C ovemnient or any officer in writing direct any habitual erred to another corrective of die Act—A habitual which shall lie upon hini— issued under section 4; or (b) intentionally omits lo fUnniSh, any inforn adon required under that section or furnishes as true any infoniiauon which li knows, or I as reason to believe, to be false or does not believe to be J1,je or I refuses to allow his finger and painl impressions, foot prints and photograph to be taken by any person acting under an order passed under section or fails to comply with the provisions of sub-section (1) of section 7 r with an order of the District Magistrate under sub-section (2) of that section or with an order under section .11. may be arrested without warrant and shall be punishable,— (I) on first conviction, with imprisonment for a term which may to six months or with fine which may extend to two hundred rupees or with both (ii) on a second or subsequent conviction, with inipri sonment fo term which may extend to one year or with fine which may extend to five hundred iiior with both: Provided that if the court, after taking into consideration the offender'sge and physical and mental condition and his suitabili for receiving ining of a coctiv chawacter in a corrective settlement is satisfied that it is expedient with a view to is reformation and the prevention of crime that he should receive training of a cone&ive character for a substantial period the court may, in lieu of sentencing the offenderto any punishment under clause (d), direct, after giving him an opportunity of showing cause, that he shall receive corrective traihing in a corrective settlement for such term no! exceeding thee years as it may determine. 1 7. Arrest of persons found outside restriction area or correc live settlement—ha ny person,— I is found outsjde the area to which his movements have been reslii'cted in contravention of the conditions under which he is peniiitted to leave such area, on escapes from any corrective settlement in which he is placed, he may be arrested without warrant by a police officer and taken befor a Magistrate who, on proof of the facts, may order him to be removed to .such arear to such corrective settlement there to be dealt with in accordance with this Act and te rules macla thereunder. I chapter V Misc ellan cc '.is

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