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Karnataka Police Act, 1963 Chapter VII

Title: Prevention of Gaming

State: Karnataka

Year: 1963

.....police officer may arrest and search without warrant, any person gaming or reasonably suspected to be gaming in contravention of sub-section (3) of section 78 or section 87. Section 89 - Assembling in streets for gaming Whoever,-- (i) assembles with others in a street gathered for the purpose of gaming or; (ii) joins any such assembly for the purpose of gaming; shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to fifty rupees. Section 90 - Printing, publishing or distributing any news or information (1) No person shall print, publish, sell, distribute or in any manner circulate any newspaper, news-sheet or other document or any news or information with the intention of aiding or facilitating gaming. (2) Any person who contravenes the provisions of sub-section (1) shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment which may extend to six months and with fine. (3) Any Police Officer may enter and search any place for the purpose of seizing, and may seize all things reasonably suspected to be used or to be intended to be used, for the purpose of committing an offence under this section. (4) Any Police Officer may arrest without warrant any person who.....

Karnataka Police Act, 1963 Section 81

Title: Entry, Search, Etc., by Police Officers in Gaming-house

State: Karnataka

Year: 1963

.....or place, which he has reason to suspect is used as a common gaming-house or for the purpose of gaming on any of the objects referred to in sub-section (1) of section 78; (b) to search all parts of the building, room, tent, enclosure, vehicle, vessel or place which he shall have so entered, when he shall have reason to suspect that any instruments of gaming are concealed therein, and also the persons whom he shall find therein, whether such persons are then actually gaming or not; (c) to take into custody and bring before a Magistrate all such persons; (d) to seize all instruments of gaming and all moneys and securities for money and articles of value which are reasonably suspected to have been used or intended to be used for the purpose of gaming, and which are found therein: Provided that no officer shall be authorised by special warrant unless the Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner or Assistant Commissioner of Police or Magistrate or Superintendent, Assistant or Deputy Superintendent of Police concerned is satisfied, upon 1 [a written complaint or report made to him] and upon making such inquiry as he may think necessary, that there are good grounds to suspect.....

Public Gambling Act, 1867 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1867

.....in force in Oudh the Central Provinces and the Punjab, and they have been found to work satisfactorily. It is obviously desirable to convert these rules into express legislative enactment, and this Bill, if it becomes law, will effect that object. A similar Act has recently been passed by the Governor of Bombay in Council. Under the present Bill, house will only be searched by an Officer of Police not below the rank of Inspector, and under the authority of a warrant from a Magistrate with full powers."-Gaz. of India, 1866, p. 978. An Act to provide for the punishment of public gambling and the keeping of common gaming- house in the 2United Provinces, East Punjab, Delhi]3[and the Central Provinces]. Preamble WHEREAS it is expedient to make provision for the punishment of public gambling and the keeping of common gaming-houses [in the United Provinces, East Punjab, Delhi and the Central Provinces]; It is hereby enacted as follows :- STATE AMENDMENT Himachal Pradesh: In the Preamble, after the words 'Central Provinces' insert the words 'and Himachal Pradesh'. H. P. A.L.O., 1948, C1.3and Sch., Item 2 (25-12-1948). SECTION 01: INTERPRETATION CLAUSE In this Act - 5[* * * *] "Common.....

Delhi Public Gambling Act, 1955 Complete Act

State: Delhi

Year: 1955

..... (2) The General Clauses Act, 1897 (X of 1897), applies for the interpretation of this Act as it applies for the interpretation of a Central Act. Section3 Penalty for owning or keeping or having charge of a gaming house Whoever, being the owner or occupier or having the use of any house, room, tent, enclosure, space, vehicle, vessel or place in the Union Territory of Delhi opens, keeps or uses the same as common gaming-house; and whoever being the owner or occupier of any such house, room, tent, enclosure, space, vehicle, vessel or place as aforesaid, knowingly or wilfully permits the same to be opened, occupied, used or kept by any other person as a common gaming-house; and whoever has the care or management of, or in any manner assists in conducting the business of any house, room, tent, enclosure, space, vehicle, vessel or place as aforesaid, opened, occupied, used or kept for the purpose aforesaid; and whoever advances or funishes money for the purpose of gaming with persons frequenting such house, room, tent, enclosure, space, vehicle, vessel or place; shall be liable to imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months and shall also be liable to fine.....

The Bombay Wild Animals and Wild Birds Protection Act, 1951 Complete Act

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1951

THE BOMBAY WILD ANIMALS AND WILD BIRDS PROTECTION ACT, 1951 THE BOMBAY WILD ANIMALS AND WILD BIRDS PROTECTION ACT, 1951 BOMBAY ACT No. XXIV OF 1951 [ July 1951] Adapted and modified by the Bombay Adaptation of Laws (State and Concurrent Subjects) Order, 1956. Adapted and modified by the Maharashtra Adaptation of Laws (State and Concurrent Subjects) Order, 1960. Amended by Mah.11 of 1961. Amended by Mah. 2 of 1964. Amended by Mah. 3 of 1970. An Act to make adequate provision for the protection of wild animals and birds in the State of Bombay. WHEREAS it is expedient to make better and adequate provision for the preservation and protection of wild animals and wild birds in the State of Bombay and for certain other matters hereinafter appearing. It is hereby enacted as follows: CHAPTER I-PRELIMINARY SECTION 01: SHORT TITLE, EXTENT AND COMMENCEMENT (1) This Act may be called the Bombay Wild Animals and Wild Birds Protection Act, 1951 2[(2) It extends to the whole of the State of Maharashtra.] (3) It shall come into force 3[in the pre-Reorganisation State of Bombay] on such 4[ as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, 5[appoint and in the.....

Public Gambling Act 1867 Section 10

Title: Magistrate May Require Any Person, Apprehended to Be Sworn and Give Evidence

State: Central

Year: 1867

.....or from being so examined at any subsequent time by or before the same or any other Magistrate, or by or before any Court on any proceeding or trial in any way relating to such unlawful gaming or any such acts as aforesaid, or from answering any question put to him touching the matters aforesaid, on the ground that his evidence will tend to criminate himself. Any such person so required to be examined as a witness, who refuses to make oath or take affirmation accordingly or to answer any such question as aforesaid, shall be subject to be dealt with in all respects as any person committing the offence described in section 178 or section 179 (as the case may be) of the Indian Penal Code.

The Pondicherry Gaming Act, 1965 Complete Act

State: Pondicherry

Year: 1965

THE PONDICHERRY GAMING ACT, 1965 THE PONDICHERRY GAMING ACT, 1965 (No. 15 of 1965) ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS SECTION 1. Short title, extend and commencement. 2. Definitions. 3. Penalty for opening etc., of any house etc., for certain forms of gaming. 4. Power to grant warrant to enter a common gaming-house. 5. Cards, dice, etc., found in search under last section to be evidence that place is a common gamming-house. 6. Proof of playing for stakes unnecessary. 7. Penalty for opening etc., a common gaming-house. 8. Penalty for being found gaming in a common gaming-house. 9. Instruments of gaming may be ordered to be destroyed on conviction. 10. Saving of games of skill. 11. Payment of portion of fine to informants and Police officers. 12. Penalty for gaming in public street etc. 13. Assembling in streets for gaming. 14. Printing, publishing or distributing any news or information. 15. Police may arrest without warrant in view of offence. 16. Repeal. THE PONDICHERRY GAMING ACT, 1965 (Act No. 15 of 1965) 27th October, 1965 An Act to provide for the punishment of gaming and the keeping of common gaming-house in the Union territory.....

The Tamil Nadu Gaming Act, 1930 Complete Act

State: Tamil Nadu

Year: 1930

.....Madras Gaming Amendment) Act, 1946 (Madras Act IV of 1946), re-enacted permanently by Section 2 of and the First Schedule to, the Tamil Nadu Re-enacting (No.II) Act, 1948 (Tamil Nadu Act VIII of 1948), Section 3 of the Madras City Police and Gaming (Amendment) Act, 1955 (Tamil Nadu Act XVI of 1955) was extended to the added territories by section 10 of the Tamil Nadu (Added Territories) Extension of Laws (No.2) Act, 1961 (Tamil Nadu Act 39 of 1961) 4. Penalty for opening etc., for certain forms of gaming. " (1) Whoever " (a) being the owner or occupier or having the use of any house, room, tent, enclosure, vehicle, vessel or place, opens, keeps or uses the same for the purpose of gaming " (i) on a horse-race, or (ii)on the market price of cotton, bullion or other commodity or on the digits of the number used in stating such price, or (iii) on the amount or variation in the market price of any such commodity or on the digits of the number used in stating the amount of such variation, or (iv) on the market price of any stock or share or on the digits of the number used in stating such price, or (v) on the number of registration or on the digits of the number of.....

The Kerala Gaming (Amendment) Act, 2005 [1] Complete Act

State: Kerala

Year: 2005

.....in common gaming houses; (f) ˜paper lottery' means, any lottery other than on-line lottery." 3.Amendment of Section 3."In the principal Act, in section 3,-- in sub-clause (vi) of clause (a) after the words "on chance or", the words "on a system of gambling in on-line lottery" shall be added; in the proviso, after the words "an offence under this section", the words "other than an offence relating to gambling in on-line lottery" shall be inserted; after the existing proviso, the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:- "Provided further that if the offence relating to gambling by means of on-line lotteries shall be liable on conviction be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to three years or with fine which may extend to fifty thousand rupees or with both."; 4.Amendment of Section 4.-In the principal Act, in section 4 after sub-section 2 the following sub-section shall be inserted, namely:- "(3) Whoever commits any offence relating to gambling by means of on-line lotteries shall on conviction be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to one year or with a fine which may extend to twenty five thousand rupees or with both."; 5.Amendment.....

The Kerala Gaming (Amendment) Act, 1973[1] Complete Act

State: Kerala

Year: 1973

.....title and commencement."(1) This Act may be called the Kerala Gaming (Amendment) Act, 1973. (2) It shall come into force at once. 2. Amendment of section 8."In section 8 of the Kerala Gaming Act, 1960 (20 of 1960) (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), for the words "be liable to fine not exceeding two hundred rupees or to imprisonment not exceeding one month", the words "be liable to imprisonment which may extend to one month or to fine which may extend to five hundred rupees or to both" shall be substituted. 3. Insertion of new section 14A."After section 14 of the principal Act, the following section shall be inserted, namely:" "14A. Exemptions."The Government may, if they are satisfied that in any game the element of skill is more predo minant than the element of chance, by notification in the Gazette, exempt such game from all or any of the provisions of this Act, subject to such restrictions and conditions as may be specified in the notification," 4. Amendment of section 15."In sub-section (2) of section 15 of the principal Act, for the words "Any police officer", the words "Any police officer not below the rank of a Sub Inspector of Police" shall be substituted......