1[6A. Punishment 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, and on being required by such officer or Magistrate to give his name and address refuses or neglects to give the same or gives any false name or address, he shall, on conviction, be punished with a fine not exceeding one thousand rupees and on the non-payment of such fine, or in the first instance if to the Court passing the sentence it shall seem fit, with imprisonment for a period not exceeding four months.]
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1. Section 6A was inserted by Bom. 14 of 1959, s. 3 (e)आगे पढ़ें / Continue reading
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Section 1 · Short title, Extent.Section 2 · Repealed.Section 3 · "Gaming" defined.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 7 · Presumptive proof of keeping or gaming in common gaming-house.Section 8 · On conviction for keeping or gaming in common gaming-house, instruments of gaming may be destroyed.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 22 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.