Section 9: Presumption with respect to common gaming-house and persons present therein. When — Prevention of Gambling Act, 1977

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9. Presumption with respect to common gaming-house and persons present therein. When any cards, dice, gaming-tables, gaming clothes, gaming-boards or other instruments of gaming are found in any house, room, tent, enclosure, vehicle, vessel or other place entered or searched under the provisions of section 8, or upon any person found therein, it shall be presumed, until the contrary is proved, that such house, room, tent, enclosure, vehicle, vessel or other place is used as a common gaming-house and that any person found therein was there present for the purpose of gaming, although no play was actually seen by the officer making the entry or search.

Effective date: 1977-01-01

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Section 8: Power to enter and search. If a District Magistrate, Sub-divisional Magistrate, Magistrate Section 10: Tender of pardon to an accomplice. Any person who shall have been concerned with any Section 7: Enhanced punishment for subsequent offences . Whoever, having been convicted of any Section 6: Penalty for gaming in private places, etc. Whoever is found gaming in any house, room,Section 5: Penalty for gaming in a public place. Whoever is found gaming in any public place, street Section 4: Penalty for being found in common gaming house:

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