7Penalty on persons arrested for giving false names and addresses
If any person found in any common gaming-house entered by any Magistrate or officer of police under the provisions of this Act, upon being arrested, by any such officer or upon being brought before any Magistrate, on being required by such officer or Magistrate to give his name and address, shall refuse or neglect to give the same, or shall give any false name or address, he may upon conviction before the same or any other Magistrate be adjudged to pay any penalty not exceeding five hundred rupees, together with such costs as to such Magistrate shall appear reasonable, and on the non-payment of such penalty and costs, or in the first instance, if to such Magistrate it shall seem fit, may be imprisoned for any period not exceeding one month.
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- 1 Interpretation-clause
- 2 Power to extend Act
- 3 Penalty for owning or keeping, or having charge of, a gaming-house
- 4 Penalty for being found in gaming-house
- 5 Power to enter and authorise police to enter and search
- 6 Finding cards, etc., in suspected houses, to be evidence that such houses are common gaming- houses
- 7 Penalty on persons arrested for giving false names and addresses
- 8 On conviction for keeping a gaming-house, instruments of gaming to be destroyed
- 9 Proof of playing for stakes unnecessary
- 10 Magistrate may require any person apprehended to be sworn and give evidence
- 11 Witnesses indemnified
- 12 Act not to apply to certain games
- 13 Gaming and setting birds and animals to fight in public streets
- 14 Offences, by whom triable
- 15 Penalty for subsequent offence
- 16 Portion of fine may be paid to informer
- 17 Recovery and application of fines
- 18 [Repealed.]