 the indian penal code (amendment) bill, 1959(as introduced in lok sabha on 16th november, 1959)  (as introduced in lok sabha) a billfurther to amend the indian penal code be it enacted by parliament in the tenth year of the republic of india as follows:-1 (1) this act may be called the indian penal code ment) act, 1959 (amend- short title, exlent and commence-s (2) it extends to the whole of india except the state of jammu ment and kashmir (3) it shall come into force on such date as the central government may, by notification in the official gazette, appoint of 1860 2 after section 363 of the indian penal code, the following insertion of 10 section shall be inserted, namely: _ ;:;asectilm is 20 '363a (1) whoever kidrnaps any minor or, not being the kidnappinl lawful guardian of a minor, obtains the custody of the minor, in or ~imin,  a minor for order that such mmor may be employed or used for the purposes pufj'olea or of begging shall be punishable with imprisonment of either bc,in, description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine (2) whoever maims any minor in order that such minor may be employed or used for the purposes of begging shall be punishable with imprisonment for life, and shall also be liable to fine (3) where any person, not being the lawful guardian of a minor, employs or uses such minor for the purposes of begging, it shall be presumed, unless the contrary is proved, that he kidnapped or otherwise obtained the custody of that minor in order that the minor might be employed or used for the purposes of begging (4) in this section,-(a) "begging" meanss (i) soliciting or receiving alms in a public place, whether under the pretence of singing, dancing, fortune-telling, performing tricks or selling articles or otherwise; jo (ii) entering on any private premises for the purpose of soliciting or receiving alms; (iii) exposing or exhibiting, with the object of obtaining or extorting alms, any sore, wound, mjury, deformity or disease, whether of himself or of any is other person or of an animal; (iv) using a minor as an exhibit for the purpose of soliciting or receiving alms; (b) "minor" means-(i) in the case of a male, a person under sixteen 20 years of age; and (ii) in the case of a female, a person under eighteen years of age' 3 in the code of criminal procedure, 1898, in schedule ii, after the entry relating to section 363 of the indian penal code, the following entry shall be inserted, namely:-, ] 2 3 4 5 6 7 amendment of schedule ii, act 5 0 f 1898 5 of 1898 4s of 1860 i court of session, presidency magistrate, or mag»-nate of the first ~i "363<\ kidnapping, or obtaining the custody of, a minor, in order that such minor may be employed or used for purposes of begging mayanest without warrant warrant not bailable not compoundable imprisonment of either description for ,0 yean and fine 10 maiming - minor in order that such minor may be employed or used for purposes of beaginc ditto ditto dino dino imprisonment for life and fine court of session~  statement of objects and reasonsto put down effectively the evil of kidnapping of children for exploiting them for begging, the provisions existing in the indian penal code are not quite adequate there is also no special provision for deterrent punishment for the greater evil of maiming of children so as to make them objects of pity 2 the bill makes kidnapping or obtaining custody of a minor, and the maiming of a minor for employing him for begging, specific offences and provides for deterrent punishment the bill also makes consequential amendments in the second schedule to the code of criminal procedure, 1898 new delhi; g b pant the 23rd september, 1959  a billfurther to amend the indian penal code (shri govind bal/abh pant, minister of home affairs) 