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The Gujarat Prevention of Gambling Act, 1887

gujarat · 1987

  • S. 1This Act may be cited as the Bombay Prevention of Gambling Act, 1887
  • S. 2[Repeal of enactments
  • S. 3—
  • S. 3APunishment for printing or publishing pictures, digits or figures relating to Worli Matka or other form of gaming
  • S. 4—
  • S. 5—
  • S. 5ASeizure of register, record or writing by certain police officers
  • S. 6Entry, search etc
  • S. 6APunishment for giving false names and addresses
  • S. 7Presumptive proof of keeping or gaming in common gaming-house
  • S. 8—
  • S. 9—
  • S. 10Indemnification of certain witnesses
  • S. 11[Payment of portion of fine to informer-Deleted by Guj, 32 of 1963, s
  • S. 12—
  • S. 12APower to arrest without warrant for printing, publishing or distributing any news or information
  • S. 13Nothing in this Act shall be held to apply to any game of mere skill wherever played
  • S. 195950 Sub-section (2) was added by Guj
  • S. 1974Gaming in common gaming houses
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