Punishment for keeping common gaming-house.

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Statutory text

(1) Whoever—
- (a) opens, keeps or uses any house, room or place for the purpose of a common gaming-house;
- (b) being the owner or occupier of any such house, room or place knowingly or willfully permits the same to be opened, occupied, kept or used by any other person for the purpose aforesaid,
- (c) has the care or management of, or in any manner assists in conducting the business of, any such house, room or place opened, occupied, kept or used for the purpose aforesaid,
- (d) advances or furnishes money for the purpose of gaming with persons frequenting any such house, room or place, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six years and also with fine which may extend to twenty-five thousand: Provided that —
  - (i) for the first offence, such imprisonment shall not be less than three months and the fine shall not be less than two thousand, rupees,
  - (ii) for the second offence, such imprisonment shall not be less than six months and the fine shall not be less than three thousand rupees, and
  - (iii) for the third or subsequent offence, such imprisonment shall not be less than one year and the fine shall not be less than five thousand rupees.
(2) Nothing contained in the provisions of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958, or in sub-sections (1), (4), (5) and (6) of section 360 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, shall apply to any person convicted under this section.

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