Section 3: Penalty for owning or keeping or having charge of a common gaming-house:

3. Penalty for owning or keeping or having charge of a common gaming-house:___ (1) Whoever— (a) being the owner or occupier, or having the use, of any house, room, tent, enclosure, vehicle, vessel or other place, keeps or uses, or knowingly or wilfully permits the same to be occupied, kept or used by any other person as a common gaming-house; or (b) has the care or management, or in any manner assists in conducting the business, of any common gaming house; or (c) advances or furnishes money for the purpose of gaming with persons frequenting any common-gaming-house, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than one month nor more than one year, or with fine which shall not be less than one hundred rupees nor more than one thousand rupees, or with both. (2) In a prosecution under sub-section (1), it shall not be necessary to prove that the person found playing was playing for any money, wager or stake.

Effective date: 1977-01-01

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