THE KARNATAKA PREVENTION OF DANGEROUS ACTIVITIES OF BOOTLEGGERS, DRUG-OFFENDERS, GAMBLERS, GOONDAS, IMMORAL TRAFFIC OFFENDERS, SLUM-GRABBERS AND VIDEO OR AUDIO PIRATES ACT, 1985

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 THE KARNATAKA PREVENTION OF DANGEROUS ACTIVITIES OF BOOTLEGGERS, 

DRUG-OFFENDERS, GAMBLERS, GOONDAS, [IMMORAL TRAFFIC OFFENDERS, 
SLUM-GRABBERS AND VIDEO OR AUDIO PIRATES] ACT, 1985  

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS  

Statement of Object and Reasons  

Sections :  

 1. Short title and commencement.  

 2. Definitions.  

 3. Power to make orders detaining certain persons.  

 4. Execution of detention orders.  

 5. Power to regulate place and conditions of detention.  

 6. Detention orders not to be invalid or inoperative on certain grounds.  

 6A. Grounds of detention severable.  

 7. Powers in relation to absconding persons.  

 8. Grounds of order of detention to be disclosed to persons affected by the order.  

 9. Constitution of Advisory Board.  

 10. Reference to Advisory Board.  

 11. Procedure of Advisory Board.  

 12. Action upon report of Advisory Board.  

 13. Maximum period of detention.  

 14. Revocation of detention orders.  

 15. Temporary release of persons detained.  

 16. Protection of action taken in good faith.  

 17. Detention Order against any bootlegger, drug-offender, gambler, goonda,  

     Immoral Traffic Offender or Slum-Grabber or Video or Audio pirate to be made under this 
Act and not under National Security Act.  

 18. Repeal and savings.  
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 STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS  
 I  

 Act 12 of 1985.-  The activities of certain anti-social elements like bootleggers, drug 
offenders, gamblers, goondas, immoral traffic offenders and slum grabbers have from time to 
time caused a feeling of insecurity and alarm among the public. The even tempo of life 
especially in urban areas has frequently been disrupted because of such persons.  
 (2) In order to ensure that the maintenance of public order in this State is not adversely 
affected by the activities of these known anti-social elements, it is considered necessary to 
enact a special legislation to provide as follows:-  
  (a) to define with precision the terms "bootleggers", "drug offenders", gamblers", goondas", 
"immoral traffic offenders" and "slum grabbers".  



  (b) to specify their activities which adversely affect public order, and  
  (c) to provide for preventive detention of the persons indulging in these dangerous activities.  
 3. Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra State have introduced specific legislation for dealing with 
these categories of anti-social elements as these classes of offenders could not be effectively 
dealt with under the National Security Act.  
 4. It is proposed to make a similar legislation in Karnataka also in public interest.  
 (Published  in  the Karnataka Gazette (Extraordinary) Part IV-2A as No. 165 dated  
25-3-85 at page 13.)  

II  
 Amending Act 22 of 1987.- The State Government has experienced some  procedural 
difficulty to sustain the detention orders in certain cases which were challenged before the 
High Court on technical grounds such as error in the date or the number of the case or defect 
in specifying the stage of the case concerning the detinue in the grounds or for the reason 
that one of the grounds of detention has been found somewhat defective, even though the 
other grounds are found to be valid and sufficient to uphold the detention order.  
 In order to cure the technical lacuna, the Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, 
Drug-Offenders, Gamblers, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders and Slum-Grabbers 
(Amendment) Ordinance, 1987 was promulgated.  
 (Published  in  the Karnataka Gazette  (Extraordinary) Part IV-2A as  No. 99 dated  
4-2-1987 at page 5.)  

III  
 Amending Act 16 of 2001.- It is considered necessary to amend the Karnataka Prevention 
of Dangerous Activities of Boot Leggers, Drug Offenders, Gamblers, Goondas, Immoral 
Traffic Offenders and Slum-Grabbers Act, 1985, to provide for:-  
 detention of persons who are engaged in committing or abetting the commission of offences 
against public tranquility under Chapter VIII and offences relating to religious under Chapter 
XV of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.  
 Hence the Bill,  

(Vide L.A Bill No. 24 of 2000 File No. À̧AªÀå±ÁE 6 ±Á À̧£À 99)  

 
IV 

Amending Act 61 of 2013.- It is considered necessary to amend the Karnataka 

Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Drug-Offenders, Gamblers, Goondas, 

Immoral Traffic Offenders and Slum-Grabbers Act, 1985( Karnataka Act 12 of 1985) to 

provide for detention of persons who are engaged or is making preparations for engaging in 

any of his activities as a video or audio pirate habitually for commercial gain, which affect 

adversely, or are likely to affect adversely the maintenance of public order in relation to 

cinematograph film or a record embodying any part of the sound track associated with the 

film, punishable under the Copy Right Act, 1957 ( Central Act 14 of 1957). 

 Hence the Bill. 

[L.A. Bill No.34 of 2009, File No. Samvyashae 31 Shasana 2009] 

 [Entry 1 of List III of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India.]  



KARNATAKA ACT No. 12 OF 1985  

(First Published in the Karnataka Gazette Extraordinary on the Twenty-ninth day of April, 
1985  

THE KARNATAKA PREVENTION OF DANGEROUS ACTIVITIES OF BOOTLEGGERS, 
DRUG-OFFENDERS, GAMBLERS, GOONDAS,

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[IMMORAL TRAFFIC OFFENDERS, 

SLUM-GRABBERS AND VIDEO OR AUDIO PIRATES]
1
 ACT, 1985  

(Received the assent of the President  on the Twenty-ninth day of April, 1985)  

(As amended by Act 22 of 1987, 16 of 2001 and 61 of 2013)  

 An Act, to provide for preventive detention of bootleggers, drug-offenders, gamblers, 
goondas, 

1
 [Immoral Traffic Offenders, Slum-Grabbers and Video or Audio pirates]

1
 for 

preventing their dangerous activities prejudicial to the maintenance of public order.  

 WHEREAS public order is adversely affected every now and then by the dangerous activities 
of certain persons, who are known as bootleggers, drug-offenders, gamblers, goondas, 
1
[immoral traffic offenders and slum-grabbers  and video  and  audio  pirates]

1
   

 BE it enacted by the Karnataka State Legislature in the Thirty-sixth Year of the Republic of 
India as follows:-  

1.Substituted by Act  61 of 2013 w.e.f. 13.12.2013. 

 1. Short title and commencement.- (1) This Act may be called the Karnataka Prevention of 
Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Drug offenders, Gamblers, Goondas, 

1
[Immoral Traffic 

Offenders, Slum-Grabbers and Video or Audio pirates]
1
 Act, 1985.   

 (2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the Fifteenth day of December, 1984.  
1.Substituted by Act  61 of 2013 w.e.f. 13.12.2013. 

 2. Definitions .- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires ,-  

 (a) "acting in any manner prejudicial to the maintenance of public order" means,-  

  (i) in the case of a bootlegger, when he is engaged, or is making preparations for engaging, 
in any of his activities as a bootlegger, which affect adversely, or are likely to affect adversely, 
the maintenance of public order ;  

  (ii) in the case of a drug-offender, when he is engaged, or is making preparations for 
engaging, in any of his activities as a drug-offender, which affect adversely or are likely to 
affect adversely the maintenance of public order ;  

  (iii) in the case of a gambler when he is engaged, or is making preparations for engaging in 
any of his activities as a gambler which affect adversely or are likely to affect adversely the 
maintenance of public order ;  

  (iv) in the case of a goonda when he is engaged, or is making preparations for engaging, in 
any of his activities as a goonda which affect adversely or are likely to affect adversely the 
maintenance of public order ;  

(v) in the case of an immoral traffic offender when he is engaged, or is making 
preparations for engaging in any of his activities as an immoral traffic offender which affect 
adversely, or are likely to affect adversely, the maintenance of public order;  
 
  (vi) in the case of a slum-grabber, when he is engaged, or is making preparations for 
engaging, in any of his activities as a slum-grabber, which affect adversely or are likely to 



affect adversely the maintenance of public order;   

   
1
[(vii) In the case of a Video or Audio pirate, when he is engaged or is making preparations 

for engaging in any of his activities as a Video or Audio pirate habitually for commercial gain, 
which affect adversely, or are likely to affect adversely, the maintenance of public order.]

1
   

 1.Inserted by Act  61 of 2013 w.e.f. 13.12.2013. 

Explanation.- For the purpose of this clause, public order shall be deemed to have been 
affected adversely or shall be deemed likely to be affected adversely inter alia  if any of the 
activities of any of the persons referred to in this clause directly or indirectly, is causing or is 
calculated to cause any harm, danger or alarm or a feeling of insecurity, among the general 
public or any section thereof or a grave or widespread danger to life or public health.  

 (b) "bootlegger" means a person, who distills, manufactures, stores, transports, imports, 
exports, sells or distributes any liquor, intoxicating drug or other intoxicant in contravention of 
any of the provisions of the Karnataka Excise Act, 1965 (Karnataka Act 21 of 1966) and the 
rules, notifications and orders made thereunder, or in contravention of any other law for the 
time being in force, or who knowingly expends or applies any money or supplies any animal, 
vehicle, vessel or other conveyance or any receptacle or any other material whatsoever in 
furtherance or support of the doing of any of the above mentioned things by or through any 
other person, or who abets in any other manner the doing of any such things ;  

 (c) "detention order" means an order made under section 3;  

 (d) "detenue" means a person detained under a detention order ;  

 (e) "drug-offender" means a person, who manufactures, stocks, imports, exports, sells or 
distributes any drug or cultivates any plant or does any other thing in contravention of any of 
the provisions of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 (Central Act XXIII of 1940), or the 
Dangerous Drugs Act, 1930 (Central Act II of 1930) and the rules, notifications and orders 
made under either Act,  or in contravention of any other law for the time being in force, or 
who knowingly expends or applies any money in furtherance or support of the doing of any of  
the above mentioned things by or through any other person, or who abets in any other 
manner the doing of any such things ;  

 (f) "gambler" means a person, who commits or abets the commission of any offence 
punishable under Chapter VII of the Karnataka Police Act, 1963 (Karnataka Act 4 of 1964) 
including an offence of gambling relatable to "matka" and punishable under the said Chapter ;  

 (g) "goonda" means a person who either by himself or as a member of or leader of a gang, 
habitually commits or attempts to commit or abets the commission of offences punishable 
1
[under Chapter VIII, ChapterXV, Chapter XVI]

1
  Chapter XVII or Chapter XXII of the Indian 

Penal Code (Central Act XLV of 1860) ;  
     1.Substituted by Act 16 of 2001 w.e.f. 8.5.2001  

 (h) "immoral traffic offender" means a person who commits or abets the commission of any 
offence under the Suppression of Immoral Traffic in Women and Girls Act, 1956 (Central Act 
104 of 1956) ;  

 (i) "slum-grabber" means a person, who illegally takes possession of any land (whether 
belonging to Government, local authority or any other person) or enters into, or creates illegal 
tenancies or leave and licence agreements or any other agreement in respect of such lands ; 
or who constructs unauthorised structures thereon for sale or hire, or gives such lands to any 
person on rental or leave and licence basis for construction or use and occupation, of 
unauthorised structures or who knowingly gives financial aid to any person for taking illegal 
possession of such lands, or for construction of unauthorised structures thereon, or who 
collects or attempts to collect from any occupier of such lands, rent, compensation or other 



charges by criminal intimidation, or who evicts or attempts to evict any such occupier by force 
without resorting to the lawful procedure; or who abets in any manner the doing of any of the 
above mentioned things ;  

 (j) "unauthorised structure" means any structure constructed without express permission in 
writing of the appropriate authority under, and in accordance with any law for the time being in 
force in the area concerned.  
1
[(k) "Video or Audio pirate" means a person who commits or attempts to commit or abets the 

commission of offences of infringement of copy right habitually for commercial gain, in relation 
to cinematograph film or a record embodying any part of the sound track associated with the 
film, punishable under the Copy Right Act, 1957 (Central Act XIV of 1957).]

1 

1.Inserted by Act  61 of 2013 w.e.f. 13.12.2013. 

  3. Power to make orders detaining certain persons.- (1) The State Government may, if 
satisfied with respect to any bootlegger or drug-offender or gambler or goonda or 

1
[Immoral 

Traffic Offender or Slum-Grabber or Video or Audio pirate]
1
 that with a view to prevent him 

from acting in any manner prejudicial to the maintenance of public order, it is necessary so to 
do, make an order directing that such persons be detained.  

1.Substituted by Act  61 of 2013 w.e.f. 13.12.2013. 

 (2) If, having regard to the circumstances prevailing or likely to prevail in any area within the 
local limits of the jurisdiction of a District Magistrate or a Commissioner of Police, the State 
Government is satisfied that it is necessary so to do, it may, by order in writing, direct that 
during such period as may be specified in the order, such District Magistrate or Commissioner 
of Police may also, if satisfied as provided in sub-section (1), exercise the powers conferred 
by the sub-section :  

 Provided that the period specified in the order  made by the State Government under this 
sub-section shall not, in the first instance, exceed three months, but the State Government 
may, if satisfied as aforesaid that it is necessary so to do, amend such order to extend such 
period from time to time by any period not exceeding three months at any one time.  

 (3) When any order is made under this section by an officer mentioned in sub-section (2), he 
shall forthwith report the fact to the State Government together with the grounds on which the 
order has been made and such other particulars as, in his opinion, have a bearing on the 
matter and no such order shall remain in force for more than twelve days after the making 
thereof, unless, in the meantime, it has been approved by the State Government.  

 4. Execution of detention orders.- A detention order may be executed at any place in the 
State in the manner provided for the execution of warrants of arrest under the Code of 
Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Central Act 2 of 1974).  

 5. Power to regulate place and conditions of detention.- Every person in respect of 
whom a detention order has been made shall be liable,-  

 (a) to be detained in such place and under such conditions, including conditions as to 
maintenance, discipline  and punishment for breaches of discipline, as the State Government 
may, by general or special order, specify; and   

 (b) to be removed from one place of detention to another place of detention, within the State 
by order of the State Government.  

 6. Detention orders not to be invalid or inoperative on certain grounds.- No detention 
order shall be invalid or inoperative merely by reason,-  

 (a) that the person to be detained thereunder though within the State is outside the limits of 
the territorial jurisdiction of the officer making the order, or   



 (b) that the place of detention of such person, though within the State, is outside the said 
limits.  

 1 [6A. Grounds of detention severable.- Where a person has been detained in pursuance 
of an order of detention under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) of section 3, which has been 
made on two or more grounds, such order of detention shall be deemed to have been made 
separately on each of such grounds, and accordingly ,-  

 (a) such order shall not be deemed to be invalid or inoperative merely because one or some 
of the grounds is or are ,-  

 (i) vague ;  

 (ii) non-existent ;  

 (iii)  not-relevant ;  

 (iv) not connected or not proximately connected with such person; or  

 (v) invalid for any other reason whatsoever ;   

and it is not, therefore, possible to hold that the Government or the officer making such order 
would have been satisfied as provided in sub-section (1) of section 3 with reference to the 
remaining ground or grounds and made the order of detention ;  

 (b) the Government or the officer making the order of detention shall be deemed to have 
made the order of detention under the said sub-section (1) or sub-section (2), after being 
satisfied as provided in sub-section (1) with reference to the remaining ground or grounds.]1  
    1. Inserted by Act 22 of 1987 w .e.f. 20.1.1987   

 7. Powers in relation to absconding persons.- (1) If the State Government, or an officer 
mentioned in sub-section (2) of section 3 has reason to believe that a person in respect of 
whom a detention order has been made has absconded, or is concealing himself so that the 
order cannot be executed, then the provisions of sections 82 to 86 (both inclusive) of the 
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Central act 2 of 1974), shall apply in respect of such 
person and his property, subject to the modifications mentioned in this sub-section, and , 
irrespective of the place where such person ordinarily resides, the detention order made 
against him shall be deemed to be a warrant issued by a competent court.  Where the 
detention order is made by the State Government, an officer, not below the rank of District 
Magistrate or Commissioner of Police authorised by the State Government in this behalf, or 
where the detention order is made by an officer, mentioned in sub-section (2) of section 3 
such officer as the case may be, shall irrespective of his ordinary jurisdiction, be deemed to 
be empowered to exercise all the powers of the competent court under sections 82, 83, 84 
and 85 of the said Code for issuing a proclamation for such person and for attachment and 
sale of his property situated in any part of the State and for taking any other action under the 
said section.  An appeal from any order made by any such officer rejecting an application for 
restoration of attached property shall lie to the court of session having jurisdiction in the place 
where the said person ordinarily resides, as provided in section 86 of the said Code.  

 (2) (a) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), if the State Government have 
or an officer mentioned in sub-section (2) of section 3 has, reason to believe that a person in 
respect of whom a detention order has been made has absconded or is concealing himself so 
that the order cannot be executed, the State Government or the Officer, as the case may be, 
may, by order, notified in the official Gazette, direct the said person to appear before such 
officer, at such place and within such period as may be specified in the order.  

  (b) If such person fails to comply with such order unless he proves that it was not possible 
for him to comply therewith, and that he had, within the period specified in the order, informed 
the officer mentioned in the order of the reasons which rendered compliance therewith 
impossible and of his whereabouts, or proves that it was not possible for him to so inform the 



officer mentioned in the order, he shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a 
term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.  

  (c) Notwithstanding anything contained in the said Code, every offence under clause (b) 
shall be cognizable.  

 8. Grounds of order of detention to be disclosed to persons affected by the order.- (1) 
When a person is detained in pursuance of a detention order, the authority making the order 
shall, as soon as may be, but not later than five days from the date of detention, communicate 
to him the grounds on which the order has been made and shall afford him the earliest 
opportunity of making a representation against the order to the State Government.  

 (2) Nothing  in sub-section (1) shall require the authority to disclose facts which  it 
considers to be against the public interest to disclose.  

 9. Constitution of Advisory Board.- (1) The State Government shall, whenever necessary 
constitute one or more Advisory Boards for the purpose of this Act.  

 (2) The constitution of every such Board shall be in accordance with the recommendation of 
the Chief Justice of the High Court of Karnataka.  

 (3) Every such Board shall consist of a Chairman and two other members and the Chairman 
shall be serving judge of the High Court of Karnataka and the other members shall be serving 
or retired judges of any High Court.  

 10. Reference to Advisory Board.- In every case where a detention order has been made 
under this Act the State Government shall within three weeks from the date of detention of a 
person under the order, place before the Advisory Board constituted by it under section 9, the 
grounds on which the order has been made and the representation, if any, made against the 
order, and in case where the order has been made by an officer, also the report by such 
officer under sub-section (3) of section 3.  

 11. Procedure of Advisory Board.- (1) The Advisory Board shall after considering the 
materials placed before it and, after calling for such further information as it may deem 
necessary from the State Government or from any person called for the purpose through the 
State Government or from the person concerned, and if, in any particular case, the Advisory 
Board considers it essential so to do or if the person concerned desire to be heard, after 
hearing him in person, submit its report to the State Government, within seven weeks from 
the date of detention of the person concerned.  

 (2) The report of the Advisory Board shall specify in a separate part thereof the opinion of the 
Advisory Board as to whether or not there is sufficient cause for the detention of the person 
concerned.  

 (3) When there is a difference of opinion among the members forming the Advisory Board, 
the opinion of the majority of such members shall be deemed to be  the opinion of the Board.  

 (4) The proceedings of the Advisory Board and its report, excepting that part of the report in 
which the opinion of the Advisory Board is specified, shall be confidential.  

 (5) Nothing in this section shall entitle any person against whom a detention order has been 
made to appear by any legal practitioner in any matter connected with the reference to the 
Advisory Board.  

 12. Action upon report of Advisory Board.- (1) In any case where the Advisory Board has 
reported that there is, in its opinion, sufficient cause for the detention of a person, the State 
Government may confirm the detention order and continue the detention of the person 
concerned for such period, not exceeding the maximum period specified in section 13, as 
they think fit.  

 (2) In any case where the Advisory Board has reported that there is, in its opinion, no 



sufficient cause for the detention of the person concerned, the State Government shall revoke 
the detention order and cause the person to be released forthwith.  

 13. Maximum period of detention.- The maximum period for which any person may be 
detained, in pursuance of any detention order made under this Act which has been confirmed 
under section 12 shall be twelve months from the date of detention.  

 14. Revocation of detention orders.- (1) Without  prejudice to the provisions of section 21 
of the Karnataka General Clauses Act, 1899, a detention order may, at any time, be revoked 
or modified by the State Government, notwithstanding that the order has been made by an 
officer mentioned in sub-section (2) of section 3.  

 `  1[(2) The revocation or expiry of a detention order (hereinafter in this sub-section referred 
to as the earlier detention order) shall not, whether such earlier detention order has been 
made before or after the commencement of the Karnataka Prevention of Dangerous Activities 
of Boot-leggers, Drug-offenders, Goondas, Immoral traffic Offenders and Slum-Grabbers 
(Amendment) Act, 1987, bar the making of another detention order (hereinafter in this 
sub-section referred to as the subsequent detention order) under section 3 against the same 
person :  

 Provided that in a case where no fresh facts have arisen after the revocation or expiry of the 
earlier detention order made against such person,  the maximum period for which such 
person may be detained in pursuance of the subsequent detention order shall in no case, 
extend beyond the expiry of a period of twelve months, from the date of detention under the 
earlier detention order.]1  
     1. Substituted  by Act 22 of 1987 w .e.f. 20.1.1987   

 15. Temporary release of persons detained .- (1) The State Government, may, at any 
time, direct that any person detained in pursuance of a detention order may be released for 
any specified period, either without conditions or upon such conditions specified in the 
direction as that person accepts, and  may, at any time cancel his release.  

 (2) In directing the release of any detenue under sub-section (1), the State Government may 
require him to enter into a bond, with or without sureties, for the due observance of the 
conditions specified in the direction.  

 (3) Any person released under sub-section (1) shall surrender himself at the time and place, 
and to the authority, specified in the order directing his release or cancelling his release, as 
the case may be.  

 (4) If any person fails without sufficient cause to surrender himself in the manner specified in 
sub-section (3), he shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may 
extend to two years, or with fine or with both.  

 (5) If any person released under sub-section (1), fails to fulfill any of the conditions imposed 
upon him under sub-section (1) or in the bond entered into by him, the bond shall be declared 
to be forfeited and any person bound thereby shall be liable to pay the penalty thereof.  

 16. Protection of action taken in good faith.- No suit, prosecution or other legal 
proceeding shall lie against the State Government or any officer or person, for anything in 
good faith done or intended to be done in pursuance of this Act.  

 17. Detention Order against any bootlegger, drug-offender, gambler, goonda,  
1
[Immoral Traffic Offender or Slum-Grabber or Video or Audio pirate]

1
 to be made 

under this Act and not under National Security Act.- On and after the commencement of 
this Act, no order of detention under the National Security Act, 1980 (Central Act 65 of 1980) 
shall be made by the State Government or any of their officers under that Act, in respect of 
any bootlegger, drug-offender, gambler, goonda, 

1
[Immoral Traffic Offender or Slum-Grabber 



or Video or Audio pirate]
1
 in the State of Karnataka, on the ground of preventing him from 

acting in any manner prejudicial to the maintenance of public order, which order of detention 
may be or can be made against such person under this Act.  

1.Substituted by Act  61 of 2013 w.e.f. 13.12.2013. 

 18. Repeal and savings .- (1) The Karnataka Prevention of Dangerous Activities of 
Bootleggers, Drug-offenders, Gamblers, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders  and Slum 
grabbers Ordinance, 1984 (Karnataka Ordinance 16 of 1984) is hereby repealed.  

 (2) Notwithstanding such repeal anything done or any action taken under the said Ordinance 
shall be deemed to have been done or taken under this Act.  

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KARNATAKA ACT NO.61 OF 2013 
(First published in the Karnataka Gazette Extra-ordinary on the  

Thirteenth day of December, 2013) 
 

THE KARNATAKA PREVENTION OF DANGEROUS ACTIVITIES OF BOOTLEGGERS, 
DRUG-OFFENDERS, GAMBLERS, GOONDAS, IMMORAL TRAFFIC OFFENDERS AND 
SLUM-GRABBERS(AMENDMENT) 
ACT, 2009 
(Received the assent of the President of India on the Twenty-second day of November, 2013) 

 An Act further to amend the Karnataka Prevention of Dangerous Activities of 
Boot-Leggers, Drug-offenders, Gamblers, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders and 
Slum-grabbers Act, 1985. 

 Whereas it is expedient further to amend the Karnataka Prevention of Dangerous 
Activities of Boot-Leggers, Drug-offenders, Gamblers, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders 
and Slum-grabbers Act, 1985 (Karnataka Act 12 of 1985) for the purposes hereinafter 
appearing; 

 Be it enacted by the Karnataka State Legislature in the Sixtieth year of the Republic of 
India as follows:- 

1. Short title and commencement.- (1) This Act may be called the Karnataka 
Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Boot-Leggers, Drug-offenders, Gamblers, Goondas, 
Immoral Traffic Offenders and Slum-Grabbers (Amendment) Act, 2009. 

(2) It shall come into force at once. 

Section 1 , 2(a),  3(1), 17, are Incorporated in the Principal Act,  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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	THE KARNATAKA PREVENTION OF DANGEROUS ACTIVITIES OF BOOTLEGGERS, DRUG-OFFENDERS, GAMBLERS, GOONDAS, IMMORAL TRAFFIC OFFENDERS AND SLUM-GRABBERS(AMENDMENT) ACT, 2009