Arunachal Pradesh Gambling (Prohibition) Act, 2012
No: 8 Dated: May, 30 2012
Arunachal Pradesh Gambling (Prohibition) Act, 2012
(Act No. 8 of 2012)
An Act to provide for punishmentof Public gambling and keepng ofcomrnon gaming house in the State ofArunachal Pradesh.
BE it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of Arunachal Pradesh in the Sixty-third Year of the Republlc of lndia as follows,-
1. Short title, extent and commencemant:- (1) ThisAct may be called the Arunachal Pradesh Public Gambling (Prohibition) Act, 2012.
(2) It shall extend to the whole of the State of Arunachal Pradesh.
(3) lt shall come into forc€ on such date, as the State Government, by notificatlon appoint.
2. Definitions:- (1) ln this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(i) "Gambling' means and includes wagering or befting , except wagering or betting upon a horse race, when such wagering or betting takes place on the day on which such race is to be run and in an endosure which the Servards conbolling such race have with the sanction of the State Govemment set apart for the purpose, but does not include a lottery The gambling also includes game like "Boli" which is played among a group of people for a certain tenure in which equal amount of money is first collecled at one lot and the part of that collected money is taken by one member on "Boli' (bid) and subsequenty this game rotates in like manner or any kind of such similar other game;
(ii) "lnstrument of gaming" includes any article used or intended to be used as a subject or means of gaming, any document used or intended to be used such as a register or record or evidence of any gaming, the proceeds of any gaming and any winning or prizes in money or otherwise distributed or intended to be distributed in respect of any gaming;
(iii) "Common gaming-house" - means, any house or room or tent or enclosure or vehicle or vessel or any place whatsoever in which any instruments of gaming are kept or used for gaming purpose;
(a) with a view to profit or gain of any person owning, occupying or keeping such house, room, tent, enclosure, vehrcle, vessel, or place whether byway ofcharge forthe use ofsuch . house, room, tent, enclosure, vehicle, vessel, place or instruments or otherwise however;
(b) with orwithout a viewto such profit or gain if the gaming for the purpose of which such instruments are kept or used, is gaming on any figures or numbers or dates to be subsequently ascertained or disclosed or on the occurrence or non-occurrence of the quality or extent of natural event:
(2) TheArunachal Pradesh lnterpretation and General clauses Act, 1982 (Act No.3 of 1982) shall applies for interpretation of thisAct as it applies for interpretations of other Acts of the State.
3. Penaltyfor owning for keeping or hains charge of a gaming house:- (1) Whoever, being the owner or occupieror having the use of any house, room, tent, enclosure, space, vehicle or place in the State ofArunachal Pradesh, opens, keeps, or uses the seme as a common gaming house; and
(2) Whoever, being he owner or occupier ofany such house, room, tent, enclosure, space, vehicle, vessel or place as aforesaid, knowing or willfully permits the same to be opened, occupied, used or kept by any other person as a common gaming house, and;
(3) Whoever, has the.care or management of or in any manner assists in conducting the business of any house, room, tent, enclosure, space, vehicle, vessel or phce as aforesaid, opened, occupied., used or kept for the purpose aforesaid: and
(4) Whoever, advances or furnishes money or enters into "Boli" for the purpose of ;gaming with persons frequenting such house, room, tent, enclosure, space, vessel or place, shall be liable to imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months and shall also be liable to fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees or with both.
Provided that otfences under this section shall be a cognizable offence and the court shall take cognzance ofoffence under sec'tion 190 (1) (b) of the Code of Criminal Proced ure on the report of a Police Ofhcer.