Whoever is found gaming or present for the purpose of gaming in a common gaming-house shall be punishable with fine which may extend to two hundred rupees or with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month; and any person found in any common gaming-house during any gaming or playing therein shall be presumed, until the contrary be proved, to have been there for the purpose of gaming.
Section 8: Penalty for being found gaming in a common gaming-house
The Puducherry Gaming Act, 1965Union territory Act of Puducherry · Act 15 of 1965
Where this provision sits
| Act | The Puducherry Gaming Act, 1965 |
|---|---|
| Section | 8 |
| Marginal note | Penalty for being found gaming in a common gaming-house |
| Jurisdiction | Union territory of Puducherry |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
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