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(1) Whoever commits an offence punishable under section 10 of the Howrah Offences Act, 1857, or under sec- tion 44 of the Calcutta Police Act, 1866, or under section 3 of the Bengal Public Gambling Act, 1867, relating to wagering or betting upon a horse-race may, in lieu of any punishment to whic he is liable under the said sections, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees or with both. (2) Whoever having been convicted for an offence speci- fied in sub-section (1) shall be guilty of any such offence, shall, notwithstanding anything contained in the Act under the provisions of which he is so convicted, be punishable for every such subsequent offence with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees or with both.