Section 7(1)(a) in Himachal Pradesh Prevention of Beggary Act, 1979
(a)A person convicted for the first time of any offence under section 3 may having regard to his age, character, antecedents, and the circumstances in which the offence was committed be released by the court before which he is convicted on probation of good conduct in the manner provided in sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 360 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974).