(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.
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