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shall be deemed to be an idle and disorderly person and shall be liable to a fine not exceeding
five hundred shillings or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding three months or to both the
fine and imprisonment.
176A. Harbouring common prostitutes
Any person who, being the keeper of any bar, hotel, house, shop, room or other place of
public resort for the sale or consumption of refreshments of any kind, knowingly permits or
suffers common prostitutes to assemble at and remain on his premises for the purpose of
prostitution, shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding five
hundred shillings or, in the case of a second or subsequent offence, to a fine not exceeding one
thousand shillings.
177. Rogues and vagabonds
Any of the following persons–
(a) a person convicted of an offence under section 176 after having been previously
convicted as an idle and disorderly person;
(b) a person going about as gatherer or collector of alms, or endeavouring to procure
charitable contributions of any nature or kind, under any false or fraudulent pretence;
(c) a suspected person or reputed thief who has no visible means of subsistence and
cannot give a good account of himself;
(d) a person found in or upon or near any premises or in any road or highway or any place
adjacent thereto or in any public place at such time and under such circumstances as
to lead to the conclusion that such person is there for an illegal or disorderly purpose;
or
(e) a person who, without the prior consent in writing in that behalf of the District
Commissioner, or, in the case of an urban authority, the police officer in charge of the
police in that authority, collects, or makes any appeal for subscriptions of money in any
public place for any purpose,
shall be deemed to be a rogue and vagabond, and shall be guilty of an offence and liable for
the first offence to imprisonment for three months, and for every subsequent offence to
imprisonment for one year:
Provided that paragraph (e) of this section shall not apply to–
(a) any person who, or the duly authorised representative of any organisation which, has
received the written consent of the Inspector-General of Police to collect, or make any
appeal for, subscription of money for religious or charitable purposes; or
(b) any person authorised to collect or make any appeal for subscriptions of money under