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(1) If on completion of the inquiry, the court is not satisfied that the person was guilty of the offence under section 3, it shall order that such person shall be released forthwith. (2) If on completion of the inquiry, the court is satisfied that such person is guilty of the offence under section 3, it shall record a declaration that the person is a beggar and shall make further orders as provided in sub-section (3) or sub-section (4) or sub-section (5) as the case may be, unless he is, in the opinion of the court, a leper or a lunatic, in which case the court shall make further orders as provided in sub-section (6). (3) If the Court finds that the person who is declared a beggar under sub-section (2) is a child, it may, subject to the provisions of section 7, deal with the case in any manner specified in section 28 of 4the Andhra Pradesh (Andhra Area) Children Act, 1920, in accordance with the provisions of that Act. (4) If the Court finds that the person who is declared a beggar under sub-section (2) has completed sixteen years