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Bengal Agra and Assam Civil Courts Act, 1887 Chapter II

Title: Constitution of Civil Courts

State: Central

Year: 1887

.....this section. (5) The present local limits of the jurisdiction of every Civil Court under this Act shall be deemed to have been fixed under this section. Section 14 - Place of sitting of Courts (1) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, fix and alter the place or places at which any Civil Court under this Act is to be held. (2) All places at which any such Courts are now held shall be deemed to have been fixed under this section. Section 15 - Vacations of Courts (1) Subject to such orders as may be made1 [** *] 2 [* * * by the State Government 3 [* *]] the High Court shall prepare a list of days to be observed in each year as close holidays in the Civil Courts. (2) The list shall be published in the Official Gazette. (3) A judicial act done by a Civil Court on a day specified in the list shall not be invalid by reason only of its having been done on that day. _________________________ 1.The words "by the Governor-General in Council, in the case of the High Court at Calcutta, and" were omitted by A. O.,1937. 2.The words "in the case of the High Court at Calcutta, and by the Local Government in other cases," had been inserted.....

Bengal, Agra and Assam Civil Courts Act, 1887 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1887

.....constituted, appointments, nominations, rules and orders made, jurisdiction and power conferred and lists published under the Bengal Civil Courts Act, 1871 or any enactment thereby repealed, or purporting expressly or impliedly to have been so constituted, made, conferred and published, shall be deemed to have been respectively constituted, made, conferred and published under this Act; and (3) Any enactment or document referring to the Bengal Civil Courts Act, 1871, or to any enactment thereby repealed, shall be construed to refer to this Act or to the corresponding portion thereof. State Amendments CHAPTER 02: CONSTITUTION OF CIVIL COURTS SECTION 03: CLASSES OF COURTS - There shall be the following classes of Civil Courts under this Act, namely:- (1) the Court of the District Judge; (2) the Court of the Additional Judge; (3) the Court of the Subordinate Judge; and (4) the Court of the Munsif. State Amendments SECTION 04: NUMBER OF DISTRICT JUDGES, SUBORDINATE JUDGES AND MUNSIFS - The State Government may alter the number of District Judges, Subordinate Judges and Munsifs now fixed.]State Amendments SECTION 05: NUMBER OF MUNSIFS - (Repealed by the.....

Bombay Prevention of Gambling Act, 1887, (Maharashtra) Section 3

Title: " Gaming " Defined

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1887

.....which the licensee of the race-course, on which such race is to be run, has set apart for the purpose under the terms of the licence issued under section 4 of the Bombay Race-Courses Licensing Act, 1912(Bom. III of 1912)3, 4[or as the case may be, of the Maharashtra Dog Race-Courses Licensing Act, 1976 (Mah. XX-XIII of 1976.)] in respect of such race-course 5[or in any other place approved by the State Government in this behalf,] and 6[(c) between any individual in person, being present in the enclosure 7[ or approved place ] on the one hand,, and such licensee or other person licensed by such licensee in terms of the aforesaid licence on the other hand 8[ or between any number of individuals in person in such manner and by such contrivance as may be permitted by such licence; but does not include a lottery. Any transaction by which a person in any capacity whatever employs another in any capacity whatever or engages for another in any capacity whatever to wager or bet whether with such licensee or with any other person shall be deemed to be " gaming ": Provided, nevertheless, that such licensee may employ servants, and persons may accept service with such licensee, or.....

Bombay Prevention of Gambling Act, 1887, (Maharashtra) Section 4

Title: Keeping Common Gaming

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1887

.....] 9["(2) Nothing contained in the provisions of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 (XX of 1958.), or in sub-sections (1), (4), (5) and (6) of section 360 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973(2 of 1974.), shall apply to any person convicted under this section."] __________________ 1 Section 4 was renumbered as sub-section (1) of that section and these words were substituted for the words " which may extend to six months ", ibid, s. 3 (i) 2 These words were substituted by Bom. 2 of 1941, s. 3, read with Bom. 37 of 1947, s. 2. 3 This portion was substituted by Bom. 37 of 1947, s. 3. 4 These words were substituted for the words " shall, on conviction, be punishable " by Mah. 28 of 1967, s. 2. 5 These words were substituted for the words " and with fine ", ibid. 6 These words were substituted for the words " one months and fine shall not be less than two hundered rupees " by Mah. 29 of 1975, s. 3 (ii) (a). 7 The words were substituted for the words " three months and fine shall not be less than two hundred rupees " by Mah. 20 of 1975, s. 3 (i) (b). 8 These words were substituted for the words " six months and fine shall not be less than two hundred rupees,.....

Bombay Prevention of Gambling Act, 1887, (Maharashtra) Section 5

Title: Gaming in Common Gaming

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1887

.....a third or subsequent offence such imprisonment shall not be less than six months and fine shall not be less than two hundred rupees.] Any person found in any common gaming-house during any gaming 5* * therein shall be presumed, until the contrary 6[ is proved ], to have been there for the purpose of gaming. _____________ 1 This paragraph was substituted by s. 3 of the Bombay Prevention of Gambling (Amendment) Act, 1919 (Bom. 6 of 1919). 2 This portion was substituted by Bom. 37 of 1947, s. 4. 3 These words were substituted for the words " shall on conviction, be punishable " by Mah. 28 of 1967, s. 3. 4 These words were substituted for the words " and with fine ", ibid. 5 The words "or playing" were repealed by s. 3 of the Bombay Prevention of Gambling (Amendment) Act, 1919 (Bom. 6 of 1919). 6 The words " is proved " were substituted for the words " be made to appear " by Bom. 1 of 1936, s. 4 (3).

Bombay Prevention of Gambling Act, 1887, (Maharashtra) Section 6

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

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1887

.....Notwithstanding anything in any law for the time being in force, no search made under this section shall be deemed illegal by reason only of the fact that the witnesses (if any) of the search were not inhabitants of the locality in which the house, room or place searched is situate.] _____________________ 1 Section 6 was substituted for the original section, by Bom. 1 of 1936, s. 5. 2 Section 6 was renumbered as sub-section (1) by Mah. 1 of 1963, s. 2. 3 These words were substituted for the words," in the Greater Bombay" by Bom. 36 of 1959, s. 3., Sch. 4 The words" Sergeant or " were deleted by Bom. 14 of 1959, s. 3 (d). 5 These words were substituted for the words " by a Magistrate of the First Class or" by Bom. 60 of 1954, s. 2. 6 These words were substituted for the words " District Superintendent of Police" by Mah. 46 of 1962, s. 3., Sch. 7 The words " the Provincial Government" were substituted for the words " Government" by the Adaptation of Indian Laws Order in Council. 8 This word was substituted for the word " Provincial" by the Adaptation of Laws Order, 1950. 9 This word was inserted by Bon . 14 of 1959, s. 3 (d). 10 This clause was inserted,.....

Bombay Prevention of Gambling Act, 1887, (Maharashtra) Section 7

Title: Presumptive Proof of Keeping or Gaming in Common Gaming

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1887

1[When any instrument of gaming has been seized in any house, room or place entered under section 6 or about the person of any one found therein, and in the case of any other things so seized if the court is satisfied that the Police officer who entered such house, room or place had resonable grounds for suspecting that the things so seized was an instrument of gaming, the seizure of such instrument or thing shall be evidence, until the contrary is proved, that such house, room or place is used as a common gaming-house and the person found therein were then present for the purpose of gaming, although no gaming was actually seen by the Magistrate or the Police officer or by any person acting under the authority of either of them:] 2[Provided that the aforesaid presumption shall be made, notwithstanding any defect in the warrant or order in pursuance of which the house, room or place was entered under section 6, if the Court considers the defect not to be a material one.] _______________________ 1 Section 7 was substituted for the original section by Bom. 1 of 1936, s. 6. 2 This proviso was added by Bom. 14 of 1959, s. 3 (f).

Bombay Prevention of Gambling Act, 1887, (Maharashtra) Section 8

Title: on Conviction for Keeping or Gaming in Common Gaming

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1887

On conviction of any person for opening, keeping or using a common gaming-house, 1* * or gaming therein, or being present therein for the purpose of gaming, the convicting Magistrate may order all the instruments of gaming found therein or on the persons of those who were found therein, to be forthwith destroyed 2[or forfeited], and may also order all or any of the securities for money and other articles seized not being instruments of gaming, to be sold and the proceeds, thereof, with all moneys seized therein, to be forfeited; or, in his discretion, may order any part of such proceeds and other moneys to be paid to any person appearing to be entitled thereto. __________________ 1 The words "or playing" were repealed by s. 5 of the Bombay Prevention of Gambling (Amendment) Act, 1919 (Bom. 6 of 1919). 2 The words " or forfeited " were added by Bom. 1 of 1936, s. 7.

Bombay Prevention of Gambling Act, 1887, (Maharashtra) Section 9

Title: Proof of Playing for Money Not Required for Conviction

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1887

It shall not be necessary, in order to convict a person of any offence against any of the provisions of sections 4 and 5, to prove that any person found 1[gaming] was playing for any money, wager or stake. _______________ 1 This word was substituted for the words "playing at any game" by s. 6 of the Bombay Prevention of Gambling (Amendment) Act, 1919 (Bom. 6 of 1919).

Bombay Prevention of Gambling Act, 1887, (Maharashtra) Section 12

Title: Power to Arrest Without Warrant for Gaming and Setting Birds and Animals to Fight in Public Streets

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1887

..... 4 These words were substituted for the words " place or thoroughfare" by Schedule 1, Part-II, Serial No. 14 of the Bombay Repealing and Amending Act, 1910 (Bom. 1 of 1910). 5 These words were added by s. 4 of the Bombay Prevention of Gambling (Amendment) Act, 1922 (Bom. 5 of 1922). 6 These words were substituted for the words " be punishable with fine which may extend to three hundred rupees, or with imprisonment" by Mah. 20 of 1975, s.4. 7 The words " three months" were substituted for the words " one month" by Bom. 1 of 1966, s. 9 (5). 8 These words were added by s. 4 of the Bombay Prevention of Gambling (Amendment) Act, 1922 (Bom. 5 of 1922). 9 The word "punishable" was substituted for the word "punished" by Bom. 1 of 1936, s. 9 (3). 10 These words were substituted for the words "instruments of gaming", ibid, s. 9 (6). 11 These words were substituted for the words "place or thoroughfare" by Schedule I, Part II, Serial No. 14 of the Bombay Repealing and Amending Act, 1910 (Bora. 1 of 1910). 12 These words were substituted for the words " or place " by s. 4 of the Bombay Prevention of Gambling (Amendment) Act, 1922 (Bom. 6 of 1922). 13 The words "or about".....