Indian Penal Code, 1860

Keeping lottery office.

294A. 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 from doing anything for the benefit of any person, or 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.

STATE AMENDMENTS

ANDHRA PRADESH/GUJARAT/MAHARASHTRA/KARNATAKA/UTTAR PRADESH

Non-application of section 294A

section 294A is not applicable to Andhra Pradesh. [Vide Andhra Pradesh Act 16 of 1968], Gujarat & Maharashtra [Vide Bombay Act 82 of 1958], Karnataka (except Bellary District) [Vide Mysore Act 27 of 1951] and Uttar Pradesh [Vide Uttar Pradesh Act No. 24 of 1995].