Penalty for giving false identity and address

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(1) Whoever is found indulging in gambling or any other offence under this Act, refuses or neglects to reveal his identity or gives false identity or cheats by pretending to be some other person or represents that he or other person is a person other than him or such other person really is, on being required to do so by a police officer, shall be liable to imprisonment for a term up to three years or fine of 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 second or subsequent offence, with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than three years but which may extend to five years and shall also be liable to fine which shall not be less than twenty thousand rupees.

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