IPC Section 294A

Indian Penal Code

US
  • Home
  • Prev
  • Index
  • Next
Messages
IPCChapter XIV

S. 294 A

Keeping lottery office

Description

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.

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 or figure in any such lottery shall be punished with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees.

Classification u/schedule 1 CrPC

Offence

Punishment

  1. Keeping a lottery office
  2. Publishing proposal relating to lotteries
  1. 6 Months or Fine or Both
  2. Fine

Cognizance

Bail

Triable By

  1. Non-Cognizable
  2. Non-Cognizable
  1. Bailable
  2. Bailable
  1. Any Magistrate
  2. Any Magistrate

Composition u/s 320 CrPC

Offence is NOT listed under Compoundable Offences

By Raman Devgan
Updated: 31 Oct 2022
  • Top
  • Prev
  • Index
  • Next
© 2025 A Lawyers Reference™
126 Users Online   |   TimeTaken 0.5106 secs
» All Sections Lists:BNS /IPC /CrPC /NIA /HMA /IEA /MVA
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •