Penalty for gambling

Criminal202518 sections

Statutory text

(1) Whoever indulges in gambling at a public place or in a common gambling house or is found therein, shall be liable for imprisonment which may extend to one year or with fine up to ten thousand rupees or with both.
(2) Whoever has been previously convicted of an offence punishable under sub-section
(1) and is subsequently found guilty of an offence punishable under said sub-section, shall be punished for the second or subsequent offence with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than one year but which may extend to three years and shall also be liable to fine which shall not be less than ten thousand rupees.
(3) Where in trial of an offence punishable under this section, it is proved that any person was present in a common gambling house, it shall be presumed, unless the contrary is proved, that he was present there for the purpose of gambling and shall be punished accordingly.

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