Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023
Section 297 :
Keeping lottery office :
(See section 294A of IPC 1860)
Section : 297 (1)
Classification of Offence:
Offence : Keeping a lottery office
Punishment : Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine or both.
Cognizable or Non-cognizable : Non-cognizable
Bailable or Non-bailable : Bailable
Compoundable or Non-compoundable : Non-compoundable
By Which Court Triable : Any Magistrate.
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Section : 297 (2)
Classification of Offence:
Offence : Publishing proposals relating to lotteries.
Punishment : fine of five thousand rupees.
Cognizable or Non-cognizable : Non-cognizable
Bailable or Non-bailable : Bailable
Compoundable or Non-compoundable : Non-compoundable
By Which Court Triable : Any Magistrate.
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(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.
Indian Penal Code 1860 (IPC 1860)
Section 294A :
1.[Keeping lottery office:
(See section 297 of BNS 2023)
Classification of Offence:
Offence: Keeping a lottery office.
Punishment :Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine , or both.
Cognizable or Non-cognizable :Non-cognizable
Bailable or Non-bailable :Bailable.
Compoundable or Non-compoundable : Non-compoundable
By Which Court Triable :Any Magistrate.
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Offence: Publishing proposals relating to lotteries
Punishment :Fine of 1000 rupees.
Cognizable or Non-cognizable :Non-cognizable
Bailable or Non-bailable :Bailable.
Compoundable or Non-compoundable : Non-compoundable
By Which Court Triable :Any Magistrate.
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Whoever keeps any office or place for the purpose of drawing any lottery 2.[not being 3.[a State lottery] or a lottery authorized by the 4.[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.
And whoever publishes any proposal to pay any sum, or to deliver any goods, or to do or forbear doing anything for the benefit of any person, on any event or contingency relative or applicable to the drawing of any ticket, lot, number of figure in any such lottery, shall be punished with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees.]
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State Amendment :
Uttar Pradesh :
Section 294 A Omitted.
Andhra Pradesh :
In Andhra Pradesh, Section 294-A repealed.
[Vide Andhra Pradesh Act No. 16 of 1968, Section 27].
Karnataka :
In Karnataka area except Bellary District Section 294-A repealed 27 of 1957.
[Vide Karnataka Act No. 27 of 1957]
Gujarat :
In Gujarat, Section 294-A repealed by Bombay Act No. 82 of 1958.
[Vide Bombay Act No. 82 of 1958].
Maharashtra :
In Maharashtra, Section 294-A repealed.
[Vide Bombay Act No. 82 of 1958]
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1. Ins. by Act 27 of 1870, s. 10.
2. Subs. by the A. O. 1937, for “not authorized by Government”.
3. Subs. by Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and the Sch., for “a lottery organized by the Central Government or the Government of a Part A State or a Part B State”.
4. Subs. by the A. O. 1950, for “Provincial”.