Arunachal Pradesh Gambling (Prohibition) Act, 2012

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    "title": "Arunachal Pradesh Gambling (Prohibition) Act, 2012",
    "short_title": "Arunachal Pradesh Gambling (Prohibition) Act, 2012",
    "act_number": "(Act No. 8 of 2012)",
    "act_year": 2012,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Arunachal Pradesh",
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    "description": "Arunachal Pradesh Gambling (Prohibition) Act, 2012",
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            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Short title, extent and commencement.",
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            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Definitions.",
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            "content": "(i) \"Gambling\" means and includes wagering or betting, 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 enclosure which the Stewards controlling such race have with the section of the State Government 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 collected at one lot and the part of that collected money is taken by one member on \"Boli\" (bid) and subsequently this game rotates in like manner or any kind of such similar other game;\n(ii) \"Instrument 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;\n(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;\n(a) with a view to profit or gain of any person owning, occupying or keeping such house, room, tent, enclosure, vehicle, vessel, or place whether byway of charge for the use of such house, room, tent, enclosure, vehicle, vessel, place or instruments or otherwise however;\n(b) with or without a view to 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;",
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        {
            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Penalty for owning for keeping or having charge of a gaming house.",
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        {
            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Penalty for being found in gaming house.",
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        {
            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Powers to enter and authorize police to enter and search.",
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        {
            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Finding cards, etc. in suspected houses, to be evidence that such houses are common gaming houses.",
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            "sort_order": 5
        },
        {
            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Penalty on persons arrested for giving false names and addresses.",
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            "sort_order": 6
        },
        {
            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. On conviction for keeping gaming-house, instruments of gaming to be destroyed.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "9",
            "title": "9. Proof of playing for stakes unnecessary.",
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        {
            "number": "10",
            "title": "10. Magistrate may require any person apprehended to be sworn and give evidence.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "11",
            "title": "11. Witness indemnified.",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 10
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        {
            "number": "12",
            "title": "12. Gaming and setting birds and animals to fight in public street.",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        {
            "number": "13",
            "title": "13. Exemption of games of mere skill.",
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        {
            "number": "14",
            "title": "14. Offences by whom triable.",
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            "number": "15",
            "title": "15. Penalty for sub-sequent offence.",
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        {
            "number": "16",
            "title": "16. Portion of fine may be paid to the informer.",
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        {
            "number": "17",
            "title": "17. Recovery of fines.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "18",
            "title": "18. Power to make rules.",
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    "metadata": {
        "Act ID": "Last Updated 18th February, 2020 [aru030]",
        "Act Number": "(Act No. 8 of 2012)",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "2012",
        "Short Title": "Arunachal Pradesh Gambling (Prohibition) Act, 2012",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Arunachal Pradesh"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:19"
}