Maharashtra Prevention of Gambling Act
- Act number
- 4 of 1887
- Enacted
- 5 January 1888
- Contents
- 17 sections
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Contents
- Section 1 – Short title, Extent
- Section 2 – Repealed
- Section 3 – "Gaming" defined. "Gaming" defined. "Instruments of gaming" defined. "Common gaming-house" defined. "Place" defined
- Section 4 – Keeping common gaming-house
- Section 5 – Gaming in common gaming-houses
- Section 6 – Entry, search, etc., by Police officers in gaming-houses (preview)
- Section 6(A) – Punishment for giving false names and addresses (preview)
- Section 7 – Presumptive proof of keeping or gaming in common gaming-house (preview)
- Section 8 – On conviction for keeping or gaming in common gaming-house, instruments of gaming may be destroyed (preview)
- Section 9 – Proof of playing for money not required for conviction (preview)
- Section 10 – Indemnification of certain witnesses (preview)
- Section 11 – Deleted (preview)
- Section 12 – Power to arrest without warrant for gaming and setting birds and animals to fight in public streets. Seizer and destruction of instruments found (preview)
- Section 12(A) – Power to arrest without warrant for printing, publishing or distributing any news or information (preview)
- Section 12(B) – Presumptive proof of printing, publishing, distributing etc. any news or information (preview)
- Section 13 – Saving of games of mere skill (preview)
- Section 14 – Repeal and savings (preview)