Section 29 of The Madhya Pradesh Bhiksha Vritti Nivaran Adhiniyam, 1973 — Power to take finger prints

Power to take finger prints. -

1. (1)Every person ordered to be detained in a certified institution under this Act shall at any time allow his finger prints to be taken, by the District Magistrate or any officer not below the rank of a Magistrate, Second Class empowered by him in this behalf.
2. (2)Whoever refuses to allow his finger prints to be taken under sub-section
3. (1)shall on conviction be liable to have his period of detention in a certified institution not exceeding three months converted to a term of imprisonment extending to a like period.
4. (3)The sentence of imprisonment ordered under sub-section
5. (2)shall be executed in the same manner as a sentence passed under Section 6.