Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
If any per'son is found drunk in’any public street or other public place whether a building or not while having the charge of a child apparently under the age of seven years and if such person is incapable by reason of his drunkenness of taking due care of the child, he may be arrested and shah, if the child is under that age be punishable with fine which may extend to fifty rupees. " I3. 'Wh'oever'in any public street or other public place, whether a building or not causes to be given to any child any intoxicating drug or liquor ‘e’Xcept upon the order of a duly qualified medical practitioner, or in case of sickneSS or other urgent cause, shall be punishable with fine, 'which may extend to fifty Tupees. ‘ “14., It shall be the duty of a police officer to seize any bidies, cigaretteS, tobacco or smoking mixture in the possession of a child whom he finds smoking in any street or public place and any bidies, cigarettes,4tobac.cooi' smoking mixture so seized shall be forfeited to the” State Government and every such police officer shall be authorised seareh“flany Child so ’foundsm'oking but no girl shall be so searched e'iz’cc’pt” by a 'female ofi‘icer. twins... Whoever takes an article on pawn from a child whether Qfiegedi by that child on his own behalf or on behalf of any other 99331931 §hfiail'he punishabie with imprisonment of either description for a term which may «extend to rone month or with fine which may extend to one hundred rupees or with both. Causing or a110wing child to beg. Penalty for being drunk while in— charge of a child. Penalty for giving in- toxicating drug or ii- qnor to a child. Seizure by police officer of any bidies. Cigarettes, tobacco or smoking mixture in possession of child. Penalty for taking pawn from a ’child. Allowing child to re- side in fre- quent to brothel. Causing or encoura- ging seduc« tio_n, etc. , Girls expo- led to risk of seduction etc. or cru~ elty treated. Seduction or outrage of modesty. Exploitation of child em- ployees. Detention of child in place of safety. this Act or under Chapter XVI of the Indian Penal Code, 1860;; 8