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

Act: Baluchistan Prevention of Gambling Ordinance 1978

Section Provisions

BALUCHISTAN PREVENTION OF BALUCHISTAN PREVENTION OF GAMBLING ORDINANCE (X OF 1 978) [22nd March, 1978] An Ordinance to provide for the prevention of Gambling 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 willfully 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.