Maharashtra · Act 4 of 1887

Section 12(B) — Presumptive proof of printing, publishing, distributing etc. any news or information.

The Maharashtra Prevention of Gambling Act.

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1[12B. Where any thing is seized under section 12A, if the Court is satisfied that the Police-officer who seized the thing had reasonable ground for suspecting that the thing so seized had been used or was likely to be used for the purpose of committing an offence under that section, the seizure of such thing shall be evidence, until the contrary is proved, that the thing so seized was printed, published, sold, distributed or in any manner circulated, as the case may be, with the intention of aiding or facilitating gaming.]

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1. Section 12B was inserted by Mah. 20 of 1975, s. 5.

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More sections of this actSection 1 · Short title, Extent.Section 2 · Repealed.Section 3 · "Gaming" defined. "Gaming" defined. "Instruments of gaming" defined. "Common gaming-house" defined. "Place" defined.Section 4 · Keeping common gaming-house.Section 5 · Gaming in common gaming-houses.Section 6 · Entry, search, etc., by Police officers in gaming-houses.Section 6(A) · Punishment for giving false names and addresses.Section 7 · Presumptive proof of keeping or gaming in common gaming-house.
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