THE DELHI PUBLIC GAMBLING ACT, 1955
The Delhi Public Gambling Act, 1955
Criminal195518 sections
This law regulates gaming establishments in Delhi, prohibiting common gaming houses where people play games of chance for profit. It broadly defines "gaming" to include wagering and betting, excluding only certain horse race bets and lotteries. The Act penalizes operators with up to 6 months' imprisonment and fines up to 1,000 rupees. Players face up to 3 months' imprisonment and 500 rupee fines. Police can enter and search suspected gaming premises. The legislation aims to curb illegal gambling by treating it as a criminal offense in Delhi.
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement
- 2. Interpretation
- 3. Penalty for owning or keeping or having charge of a gaming-house
- 4. Shall be liable to imprisonment fa a term which may extend ta six months and shall also be liable to fine which may extend to one thousand rupees.
- 5. Powers to enter and authorise police to enter and search
- 6. Finding cards, etc., in suspected houses to be evidence that such houses are common gaming-houses
- 7. Penalty on persons arrested for giving false names and addresses
- 8. On conviction for keeping a gaming-house, instruments of gaming to be destroyed
- 9. Proof of playing for stake unnecessary
- 10. Magistrate may require any person apprehended to be sworn and give evidence
- 11. Witnesses indemnified
- 12. Gaming and setting birds and animals to fight in public streets
- 13. Exemption of games of mere skill
- 14. Offences by whom triable
- 15. But such Magistrate shall be restrained within the limits of his jurisdiction under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 as to the amount of fine or imprisonment he may inflict.
- 16. Portion of fine may be paid to informer
- 17. Recovery of fines
- 18. All fines imposed under this Act may be recovered in the manner prescribed in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898.
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