Keeping lottery office
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Summary
Keeping any office or place to run a lottery that is not a State lottery or not authorised by the State Government is punishable with up to six months imprisonment, or a fine, or both. Publishing any proposal to pay money, deliver goods, or to do or not do something based on the result of such a lottery is punishable with a fine up to Rs 5,000.
Example
Rohan runs a small room where he sells tickets and organises draws for a lottery that is not a State lottery and not authorised by the State Government. He can face up to six months imprisonment, a fine, or both. If he advertises that he will pay cash or deliver goods when a certain number is drawn, he may be fined up to Rs 5,000.
Bare Act
Enacted text(1) Whoever keeps any office or place for the purpose of drawing any lottery not being a State lottery or a lottery authorised by the State Government, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine, or with both.
(2) Whoever publishes any proposal to pay any sum, or to deliver any goods, or to do or forbear from doing anything for the benefit of any person, on any event or contingency relative or applicable to the drawing of any ticket, lot, number or figure in any such lottery, shall be punished with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees.
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