BNS Section 297 — Keeping lottery office

CHAPTER XV OF OFFENCES AFFECTING THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, CONVENIENCE, DECENCY AND MORALS

Criminal

Summary

Sub-section (1) says that if a person keeps any office or place for the purpose of drawing a lottery that is not a State lottery or a lottery authorised by the State Government, that person can be punished with imprisonment of either kind for up to six months, or with a fine, or with both.

Sub-section (2) says that if a person publishes any proposal to pay a sum of money, or to deliver any goods, or to do or not do anything for someone else's benefit, based on any event or condition connected to the drawing of a ticket, lot, number, or figure in such a lottery, that person can be punished with a fine of up to five thousand rupees.

Official Text

(1) 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.

(2) 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, on 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 five thousand rupees.

Related Judgments

  • SC (2025) Vol.3 p.1309 — Supreme Court of India (2025)
  • SC (2025) Vol.11 p.291 — Supreme Court of India (2025)
  • SC (2025) Vol.3 p.1531 — Supreme Court of India (2025)
  • SC (2025) Vol.6 p.280 — Supreme Court of India (2025)
  • SC (2024) Vol.8 p.670 — Supreme Court of India (2024)
  • SC (2024) Vol.6 p.129 — Supreme Court of India (2024)
  • SC (2025) Vol.4 p.2730 — Supreme Court of India (2025)
  • SC (2024) Vol.10 p.930 — Supreme Court of India (2024)

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