Bare Act
The Public Gambling (Himachal Pradesh Amendment) Act, 1976
Criminal19768 sections
This Act amends the Public Gambling Act of 1867 specifically for the state of Himachal Pradesh to combat illegal betting and gambling activities. It expands the definition of a common gaming house to include tents, vehicles, and vessels, and defines gaming to include betting on numbers, dates, and natural events, excluding only horse races in specific enclosures. The legislation increases penalties for these offenses, imposing stricter fines and longer imprisonment terms to deter illegal gambling operations. It also grants the state government the authority to extend the law's reach to any area within the state through official notifications.
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement
- 2. Amendment of section
- 3. Amendment of section
- 4. Amendments of sections 3, 4, 5, 6 and
- 6. Repeal of section
- 13. Penalty for gaming in public street, etc
- 15. Power to arrest without warrant Any police officer may arrest without a warrant any person committing in his view any offence made punishable by section 13 or section 13-A.
- 18. Provided that the punishment under clause (b) shall not be less than imprisonment of either description for six months.
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