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Section 12(A): Power to arrest without warrant for printing, publishing or distributing any news or information.

The Maharashtra Prevention of Gambling Act.State Act of Maharashtra · Act 4 of 1887

[12A. A Police officer may apprehend without warrant any person who prints, publishes, sells, distributes or in any manner circulates any newspaper, news-sheet or other document or any news of information with the intention of aiding or facilitating gaming.

And such person shall, on conviction, be punishable in the manner and to the extent referred to in section 4.

And any Police-officer may enter and search any place for the purpose of seizing and may seize all things reasonably suspected to be used or to be intended to be used for the purpose of committing an offence under this section.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Maharashtra Prevention of Gambling Act.
Section12(A)
Marginal notePower to arrest without warrant for printing, publishing or distributing any news or information.
JurisdictionState of Maharashtra
StatusIn force as published by the source

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

  • inserted, Bom. 1 of 1936. Section 12A was inserted by Bom. 1 of 1936, s. 10.

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