(c) any person who has no settled home and has no ostensible means of subsistence and cannot give a satisfactory account of himself. Explanation:- In order to convict a person under paragraph (c) all the things mentioned must be proved. A nomad cannot be convicted because he has no settled home if he has either apparent means of subsistence or gives a satisfactory account of himself. (2) The term “vagabond” shall include:(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) Any person who after being convicted as an idle person, commits any of the offences which would render him liable to be convicted as such again; Any person who is found in possession of breaking implements with intent to commit any of the offences defined in sections 381 to 383 (inclusive) of this Code; Any suspected person or reputed thief who by night frequents or loiters about any shop, warehouse, dwelling house, dock or wharf with intent to commit any offence under chapter 22 or 23 of this Code; Any male person who knowingly lives wholly or in part on the earnings of a prostitute or in any public place solicits or importunes for immoral purposes; and Any male person who dresses or is attired in the fashion of a woman in a public place. (3) An “incorrigible vagabond” shall mean any person who after being convicted as a vagabond commits any of the offences which would render him liable to be convicted as such again. Section 445 - “Penalty on Conviction as Idle Person”: Whoever is convicted as being an idle person shall on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding one month or with fine or with both. Section 446 - “Penalty on Conviction as Vagabond”: Whoever is convicted as a vagabond shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or with fine or with both. Section 447 - “Penalty on Conviction as Incorrigible Vagabond” Whoever is convicted as an incorrigible vagabond shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or with fine or with both. 123

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