The Delhi Public Gambling Act, 1955

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    "title": "The Delhi Public Gambling Act, 1955",
    "short_title": "The Delhi Public Gambling Act, 1955",
    "act_number": "Delhi Act 9 of 1955",
    "act_year": 1955,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Delhi",
    "law_status": "unknown",
    "enactment_date": "2026-12-26",
    "description": "The Delhi Public Gambling Act, 1955",
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        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Short title, extent and commencement.",
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            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Interpretation.",
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            "content": "(i) \"Gaming\" 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 sanction of the State Government set apart for the purpose, but does not include a lottery;\n(ii) \"Instruments 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 as a register or record or evidence of any gaming, the proceeds of any gaming, and any winning of 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 purposes\n(a) with a view to the profit or gain of any person owning, occupying or keeping such house, room, tent, enclosure, vehicle, vessel or place whether by way of charge for the use of such house, room, tent, enclosure, vehicle, place or instruments or otherwise howsoever;\n(b) with or without a view to such profit or gain if the gaming for the purpose of which such instruments are so 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 or the quality or extent of any natural event.",
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        {
            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Penalty for owning or keeping or having charge of a gaming-house.",
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            "content": "4. penalty for being found in gaming-house.",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 2
        },
        {
            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Powers to enter and authorise 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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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 4
        },
        {
            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Penalty on persons arrested for giving false names and addresses.",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 5
        },
        {
            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. On conviction for keeping a gaming-house instruments of gaming to be destroyed.",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 6
        },
        {
            "number": "9",
            "title": "9. Proof of playing for stake 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. Witnesses indemnified.",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 9
        },
        {
            "number": "12",
            "title": "12. Gaming and setting birds and animals to fight in public streets.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 10
        },
        {
            "number": "13",
            "title": "13. Exemption of games of mere skill.",
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            "sort_order": 11
        },
        {
            "number": "14",
            "title": "14. Offences by whom triable.",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 12
        },
        {
            "number": "15",
            "title": "15. Penalty for subsequent offence.",
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            "sort_order": 13
        },
        {
            "number": "16",
            "title": "16. Portion of fine may be paid to informer.",
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            "sort_order": 14
        },
        {
            "number": "17",
            "title": "17. Recovery of fines.",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 15
        },
        {
            "number": "18",
            "title": "18. Repeal.",
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    "metadata": {
        "Act ID": "dl011",
        "Act Number": "Delhi Act 9 of 1955",
        "Enactment Date": "26th December, 1955",
        "Act Year": "1955",
        "Short Title": "The Delhi Public Gambling Act, 1955",
        "Type": "UNION_TERRITORY",
        "Location": "Delhi"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:22"
}