Bare Act
The Orissa Preveation of Gambling Act, 1955
Criminal195515 sections
This law regulates gambling and gaming activities throughout the state of Odisha by defining what constitutes illegal betting, wagering, and the operation of common gaming houses. It applies to anyone who participates in these activities, owns or permits a gaming house, or sets animals to fight in public places. The legislation imposes strict penalties, including imprisonment for up to six months and fines, to deter illegal gambling. It also grants police and magistrates the authority to enter and search suspected premises to seize gambling equipment and money, aiming to maintain public order and prevent the social harms associated with unregulated gaming.
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Penalty for gambling or gaming
- 4. Penalty for owning or keeping or having the charge of a gaming house
- 5. Penalty for owning , keeping or having charge of a common gaming house
- 6. Penalty for gaming or gambling in a common gaming-house
- 7. Penalty for setting birds or animals to fight in any public place
- 8. Power to enter and authorise police to enter and search
- 9. Finding cards in suspected houses to be evidence that they are common gaming houses :
- 10. Penalty for giving false name or address
- 11. Destruction of instruments of gaming
- 12. Proof of playing for stakes unnecessary
- 13. Gaming and setting birds and animals to fight in public streets
- 14. Power to give exemption
- 15. Repeal and savings
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