The Tripura Gambling Act 1926

l02 'Iill: TRIPL’RA EXCISE ACT. I‘M“ reco s v u e c r h s g u r c a h nte m e on m ey ay on ap h p is ly b t e o h t a h l e f in Co e l i l t e h c e t r or of an th d e th w e ay C s o p ll r e o c v t i o d r ed m b a y y TRIPURA GAMBLING ACT \uit-net'linn (l) . or Primtled that nothing in this sub-section shall ul'tect the right of ACT“/0!"I336T.E.(i926AD) any such grantee to recover any such money by cml suit 9]. Powerofthe StateGovernment to exempt intoxicants from Preamble—This is an Act to prohibitgamblingand the keeping of provisions of the Art—The State Government may. by notification. gaming houses. publicly or privately. within the Tripura State. either wholly or partially. and subject to such condition (ifany) as it maythink fit to prescribe. exemptany intoxicant from all oranyot'the o Th f i 1 s 33 A 6 c T t A m E a .‘ y be called an Act relating to gambling or Act iV s p p ro e v c i i s fi i e o d ns lo o c f a t l h a is rea A . c o t. r e a it n h y er sp th e r c o i u fie g d ho p u e t ri t o h d e S or ta o te cc o u f m T o r n ipu o r r a as or re in ga a rd n s y T A h d i m s in A is c tr t ati s v h e a C ll. ou a n f c te il. r co it me ha in s to b f e o e r n ce a w p it p h r i o n v t e h d e li o m f its by of t t h he e any specified class of persons. MunicipalityofAgartalaandatplacesatadistanceofnotmore 92. liartocertainsuits—No suit shall lie inanycivilcourtagainst than five miles thereoffrom the date ofits notification in the the State Government. ExciseCommissioner, Collector. or any Excise State Gazette The memberoftheHomeDepartment may,ifhe d f O o o r f n f c i e e ce i r n r el f p a o u t r i r n s d g u a a m t n o a c g e th e e o s f e fo x th c r i i s s ti e n A y r c e t a v c o e t n r u d a e o n . n y e o i t n he g r oo la d w fa fo it r h th o e r o ti r m de e re b d ein to g b In e p n e th e l x a i c t n c e e k e n s s d s w a fi t r i t h y t . h e . b in w o y p i t t a e h h r i n d s a o r t a i S t o i w f t n i a c t a t e o h t . f e io a t n h o n i d p s t . e o A r m a b c e t a i t o y p o n . u r i b o f a li f h s n e h t y h e i s p s d u a b A i n n s c e o t t h q , f e u i i n e t S n t t w a t o ly t h e a o d n G l e e y a e z m o o e t r s h tt i e e n it r . 93. Limitationofsuitsandprosecutions—NoCivilCourtshall try pan. any suit against the Government or any Excise Officer in respect of Deflni — anythingdone. or alleged to have been done. in pursuance ofthis Act, (a) “Gaming" does not includethebetting upon ahorse—race. r M E a e n x v a d c e g , i n s is e e u t x e ra c O e t o e f p f r i t c s m e w h a r a i d t l u h l e n t d t a a h e g k e r a e i p t n h c r s i e o s t v g i a A n o n i c u z y t s an o o s c r t a h e a n e n c r o t y i f p o o e n a r t n h s o o y e f n r c t l h u h a e n a w d r S g e r e t e r a l t a t e m h ti i a n G s d g o e A v t c e o a t r g . n t a h m e in e s e n t x t. c a i n s n e y o 0:). p f d w “ a I r a n h o c y s e i c l t i n u o t r a u r n s e t m u i d n w c e g h h n a g i t n b c s a d h e m t o t s i u i f n n u s g g c e g . h d a ta i m t r k a f i e o i n c n s r c e g l p u " t i l h s d a e i e c n t s e o c . p l t u h a b u d e s e r e p a i s r t o c u o c n u a o r . n d u y o i n n f t a s a r r c b t i a i l o c y r o l r e d y k . o in o e p g r s r . r e e p o o g a n n i r s e t t h o e d e r r . unless the suit or prosecution is instituted within six months after inrespectofgamingorany otherdocument by which such the date of the act complained of. gaming is proved and also every article which is used as 94. Repealandsaving—(i)TheBengalExciseAct. 1909 (Bengal a means ofgaming. Act V of 1909). in its application to the State of Tripura, is hereby (c) “Commongaming—house" meansany house, tent. vehicle. repealed. space or walled enclosure in which any instruments of (2) Notwithstanding such repeal every notification issued. order o g w am ni i n n g g . a o re cc k u e p p y t in o g r . u o s r ed te f m or p t o h r e ar p il r y of u it s o in r g ga o i r n k o e f e t p h i e ng pe s rs u o c n h passed.powersconferredandanyotheractiontakenundertherepealed places or instruments. whether by wayofletting theseout Act. shall be deemed. respectively to have been issued. passed. on hire or otherwise howsoever. conferred and taken under the corresponding provisions of this Act. f i. l This — Act was published inth d e StateGazette. dated 15th Chait of [336 TE ([926 AD) 003) ¥N l04 TRIPl'RA (SAMBLING ACT TRIPURA GAMBLING ACT l05 4' g w h “ a o h it m u h o s i i e n e n , g l t a t h e h ‘ e n o t “ u . l m i s m " e X g i ; t M s " L ‘ t 5 o 3 " w ' “ h “ " i e c c . h ' w ( th i a t I l S l “ e 3 d A '4 c e t 3 n a c “" p lo p s 0 l u i ' e r s e h . a o u u r s n e V 3 s C " t ll h t k C e lC “ s r ‘ a 5 m si ‘ e tua a M t s e y d a n c a i n e rc d c u es m m s s a a t y r a y n . e c i e t b h . y e a r n n d h ig i b m h y t s f e o o l r f r ce ta b i k y f e n d e in c a e t y o s . s c a a u r t y s . to a s n d u y c y h . t p o im l r a e c a e u a a th s n o d a ri f s o i e r n es s a a u n i c d h y . officertotakeintocustody.all personswhom heorsuchofficer g ( h a a o f m o u u r s e i s n e a s e g n , a _ d d id t h e , a o w n l u li t h d s . o n e e o . r o o v w c e _ o r c n r m u . g p l . y b ie e o s. d p in r a' g w b -c y e i t l . h fu e a w n ll o y y a w l p l o e n e t d e h r r m er e i o t n s r p c e t l o o h r c ' e s s c o u u s n r a e p s m ie a e o r s rt o o a f fll a c ll n o p " y m iz m s n u o e c ' n i h j g o fin a f a m d g n s a i d n m t g h m i e n a ; r g e y . in s a e . n i d w ze a h l o e l t r h m a e o u r n th o e o r y r s n is o a e t n s d s u u s c c e h h c o u p f r e f i i t r c i s e e o s n r f s t o o m r s m a e y i o ze n b e e a y l t l . h i a e n n n s d tr a u a c m r t t u i e c a n le ll t y s s of value. reasonably suspected to have been used or intended e t e p c o n u n o c r c n p p l l o d e o o a a s u r s n s s n u c u e d o d r t r e i n e n o w s w . g o f h h , r s f o r g o p is e a t a e q h v m c v e e u e e e h i e r n r i o c b n g a ' h u r te d ‘ a s i ; n v v s m g a e e n t h h s s c i e s c u e l c s e c h o a m a f r h e s a o a n o u a n e s f r y o y e m r . e h f a o s t o e n a r u n a i s d t t g e h . . e . e r m u o s t p o e e e u t n n - d r n t t p . . o o o s s r r f p o e k o a o e c o r m p e f a . t , s g s f w a w o is a m r a t l s l l i' l t e n e h d i g d e n . t o h t t o h h a f e a v b t a t e h e p n a e e d s n u r o s y s c m e o o e i d n m n a n s y s t f m e o t o r r s r u o e e f m n d t a t h . h r e e c g o w n h a s p t h s e m u o e r r o i n w p n f a o g h h u s g - o e h e t a m h o o m o o u r r h i f s i n s s e e g g u e a o c w a m s h r r h u e i s p n c ic u e h g c h c r o . h s o n w o h f c o f n e h e i f c i a f h c o e i l c a h e r r e s d t a s r o r u r t e f e h c i a s n e h e s f d r o o a e o u n r i t c n f n h f h t . d i e o c a a r e t e n b h l r l i d e e n p s l r i a e e a a h l i n v r a s n t e d o l s ; l mayeitherhimselfseizeand takeintocustodyorauthorisesuch 2:: s In h o a t ll e b x e ce l e ia d b ‘in le g . t o w n o c h o u n n v d ic r t e io d n ru b p e e f e a s re . oarn)to M iztgla ' lts‘itsrglfmgif offi a c n e d r t m o a s y ei s z e e iz a e nd or ta a k u e tho in r t is o e c s u u s c to h d o y ff s ic u e ch r t p o er s s e o i n z s e : and take Whg: or_ngorous,_ for any term not exceeding three months.‘ possession of all instruments of gaming found upon such 5 . c . ards , is? ce rs .c o o u un n t d er I s n , a m n o y n c e o y m o m r o o n the ga r m in in s g tr — um ho e u n s t e s . o p f la g y a i m ng in w g it o h r sea T rc h h e . Superintendent of Police posted in a division of the State shall exercise all such powers mentioned in this section as the Magistrate of such division may exercise. 7. When any card. dice, gaming table. cloth. boards or other o to ne im m pr o is n o th n . ment.simpleorrigorous.foranyterm notexceeding i s n p s a t c ru e. m w e a n l t l s ed o e f n g cl a o m su in re g o a r r v e eh fo ic u le nd se i a n rch a e n d y u h n o d u e s r e t . he te p n r t o . v m isi o o m ns , of the last proceeding section. or about the person of any of may A ga n m y i‘n p g e , rs W on he f t o h u e n r d pl i a n yi_ a n n g y o c r o n m o m t, o s n ha g ll an b u e 'ngre h s o u u m se edd “$ ' 5 c th o o n s t e rar w y h i o s m ar a e de fo t u o n a d pp th e e a r r e . i t n h . at it su s c h h al h l o b u e se e . v te id n e t. nc ro e o . m u . nt s i p l a t c h e e . gam c in o g n . trary be proved, to have been there for the purpose of walled enclosure or vehicle is used as a common gaming— house. andthatthesaid instrumentsofgaming shall bedeemed 6. iIrfivgctedMagitlrm in charge of a division or a Magistrate to be evidence ofthe offence committed by the persons found .wfl‘mntahe powers of a first class Magistrate therein. although no play was actually seen by the Magistrate eredible mheld tron and after such inquiry as he may t u h p in o k n or police—officer. or by any person acting under the authority his jurisdiction ”Liam l: Eccld by tillim at a place within ofeither ofthem. room, walleden , closure. space or ve m hi m cle is a u t saendyas h fittings: 8. 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TRIPURA GAMBLING ACT TRIPURA GAMBLING A("f l()7 10. m p m k l t o p s a o i t h c O e o e n n s n o e r r l a e o r s f r o e o h s a n s n i s n i o m z c n t p t a m h o e r g p a r e e i i l u c o m a n e y e n g g l e a d h e o m r x l r e g o . i m r l d d o s s f o c o n e m r o e s e o n n a e o n r f r v i d u n n u n r e o e u o t i g c i s n t a s s c h n a g s t d t s s o a t e d d t e t c l a . . i l i a m m n b d b o o r r k o o o p p e e r g e f e e t n m f i e o h f r r p t l n o i . a n i s g r e o e o a a o g f n n o s y g a n a n n n n e a h w e . i f m e c n r y y . c n o g i i i h g n e o g a t n y l m u i o h h e e c n a s g n s n s f c u o m a g s t t t y e a v h m e t r n t a m y t h i u . o e l r n i f r d t a l c p e m o y m m o o g r o r y e t e , m u h e — r r s i o . e d r g i n a n d n e n s o i n n b h e i n v d u g o v c o n e t o e r r p a u e s t n e g u u i t a o t o n r h y M p a s e b i n n r g t o t f a s e e e m h i d e x o y e a n f . e r e e c p e c s s r i e y g s o n n e p r g r e o i s e g i f n e a k r i a g n s o o a z s s t - e d n o m a o v t e m e r r h e t r i e o m i d n f n o a m v t c i e t p n c h g o t u b e e t . t b t i o o i g e e n s e h t r o e o h n i a n f r e w g i e m n i n e r e e f t l v . d r m a l t . o g o y r y e p e s i o e s e c t . f a i h r b o e r s c n i b t e i t n a e y a s p n t o o e n r n u p o l a t l n o l a f o t d l s r b n o n o d i i c s y o g y t a i e y m a e r e r l o n o b v i e i b d n y v r d e l t g t r e e d d l h n s h e e e g p e . . n . e e e f e t r a t o a u t t r d a h f t r h a . n n p o r o r s n a a a n e n f y d u o i r y e t s n n l d r e a r l n i e i i p a m d s a t m c f t t e t o n u a l t n h o l h o i p e h a d t s n c y l y e . o s e l s e y f e h ; e e e l 1 1 4 5 6 . . b e I W t a 0 r s W O f l h u E h e ‘ e i x u l p n ‘ n e e f f h l c 3 h c i i p f e a m d l e e s o z o I l r l e S g i n t e I e d ' l ' e : n r r w i ” H c O d d i v i b l v c o i e : i t e t p e e f n f n j h t i l e s 1 r c f l z g r m a i g 4 i s e . e ' u g l f c p l w t i 6 s x n s l e t . A u h o p a I i w h i x ' : n l t a f a l d s r r a w h l . e i i v m i s f m l , f o t y l h i d i l h ‘ i i e n i b s c u e o n a b l i n . a n n g l h g k o t r n e l e b e e l l g e m e r t e o l l h a t r C r e t b t r b e a y t s n I ' o l t i e h 1 0 ‘ a e t n b r . n n 0 u ) e a e t ; b t r 1 g i e 5 u n n i b a w ! n l w u o d m e l I e e i I c t f e f o s c n h I h i x b f b m p u r t e r m g i o c t e c d f y c l o n e t e u g o r h l h , h t w c e a s h u o w r i s e s a d n h e 0 a b i t c r h g h h i y “ e a s I t n A i a d u p w o o s s s a g M l a i d m r c b l o l l r b t c t n t l r u x a r y o g e e e u o c d ’ ‘ o e g e n U e I v t m p . n V a o n u' i x f n I e e s U t m o c m c t f m e : r e t a U o e r f r a a 5 i f a n h o i s S x p n ‘ t - a u i n t h t u t f t e t t v , . s e e f y } o o a n e o d t_ t d p n c a l d h l n f t h s l o . f r t e f r o ‘ u c u e a i o o e a d t o s e c n n v p s m r d r n _ e h e d m a c a e i t s e e t w s n o u b o r g o a s r . e u n e y f i' f p j t p 2 d t d u m e d h p e r l : e _ l . n i t o i o . ’ u 5 e a i e s l r s c S d u m n s 7 b r e s r m b s d 1 A t. . l ) i a s e u , . ‘ e s l l " C e c _ h w o e c e h I ‘ s t t l a r t n h o l i o o i _ O t n a o f b o I h a l m o n n a d ] g n n t n e e l r l 11.T b m a e h p e p e r d e l e y p e s r t m k o o i v e l t l i d h . s e i S o to u g n c a s b h m e o e g g f a o a m th m f e e “ in b o a g i f f l , o l m i r a e e r s r d e a " id s , k “ s il w e l, c h t w i i o s h n t e s ” re o o v r f e a r th n p i y s la o y A t e h c d e t . r s s g h h a a a m l l l l e n n o o o t f t t e e h x x e c ce e s e e al d d z i r i n n ng g g vi o o d n e n d e e t t y h h e a o a t u r s . h a e nd sh r a up ll e n e o s t o b r e to lia i'm bl p e ri‘s in on a m ny en c t a f s o e r t a o te fin rm e ILA police—officer found gaming ina m n a y y pu a b pp lic reh m e a n r d ke w t, i f t a h i o r, ut th w or a o r u ra g n h t fa a re ny person s fo it r u c a e t . ed within the limits to which this Act shall com or e st i r n e t e o t e s i p m x h o c a p li e l r c l S i e e s u d o b c i o e n n h f m g fi l p c i e o a e e n n b r r t e s l , e a o m f n e o t , i o o r t e h n w s e t a h h a r e . id n f s in i w m a e i p p th p l n e r o o e u t h o t e r e d n x e d r c l i e a g e d y o e , r d b o s in e u h g f s a o , l r l f e i f b f o a t e y r M b a r r a u o n g p u y i e s g e t h t r e s a t . r t m b e o . y r a n t n h o to d e t a g r a r m e S s i t n u g c i h n fo p u s o n u l d i c e h o o n p ff u s ic e b e a li r r c ch m p o a la y f c t e h s , e eiz p a e e nd r a so ll t n h k e o in f d M t s h a o g o s i e f st w i r n a h s te o tr m um h e e nt s s ha o ll f c to on b v e ic f t o io r n thw o i f th the de p s e t r r s o o y n ed a . pprehended, order such ins m tru a m y, en o t n s 13. c C A h o a u lo i n n t c t i e n il r g y o s o f u r c A h a dm l s o a i t n t n e i c s r t y t io ra n o ti f o f o i n c f e t b h m e e a o y C , p o e u w n n e it c d h i , l th o W e f ho s A a e d n v m c e t i r i n . o i n s w tr o a it f h tio o th n u e . t opens such lotteryofficeorcarrieson lottery in anyplace shall