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(1) Whoever employs or uses any child for the purposes of begging or causes any child to beg shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with fine or with both. (2) Whoever, having the actual charge of, or control over, a child, abets the commission of the offence punishable under sub-section (1), shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with fine, or with both.