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()) Whoever having been previously detained in a Certified Institu begging after tion in accordance with the provisions of section 4 is found begging. shall on detention as conviction be punishable as is hereinafter in this section provided. Power dents of convicted beggars. PUNJAB GOVT GAZ. (EXTRA.). MAY 3. 1971 (VAISAKHA 13, 1893 SAKA) any area in which the Bast Punjab Children Act, 1949, is in force, the court shall, instead of making any order under sub-section (5) forward the child along with the pro ceedings to a juvenile court as defined in clause (i) of section 3 of that Act, and the juvenile court may make such further inquiry as it may deem fit and pass such sentence or order for the detention of the child in a certified school or otherwise as it might have passed if the child were a person described in clause (a) of sub-section (/) of section 8 of that Act and had been originally tried by it under that section. For the purpose of this sub-section the court may, if necessary, cause the beggar to be examined by a medical officer. of