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The Andhra Pradesh Gaming Act, 1974

Section 10

In force Act 27 of 1974 As on 09 Oct 2026

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Act 27 of 1974 Cited by 1 provision

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Section 10 of the Andhra Pradesh Gaming Act, 1974. Power to arrest without warrant for gaming or setting birds or animals to fight in public street or place and to seize moneys, instruments of gaming birds and animals - (1) Any police officer may arrest and search without warrant any person referred to in section 9.

Power to arrest without warrant for gaming or setting birds or animals to fight in public street or place and to seize moneys, instruments of gaming birds and animals - (1) Any police officer may arrest and search without warrant any person referred to in section 9.

(2) Any such police officer may seize all moneys, all instruments of gaming and all things reasonably suspected to be instruments of gaming found in the public street, thoroughfare or place or found with the persons arrested by him and all birds or animals found with the persons arrested by him or are reasonably suspected to have been kept for being set to fight in the public street, thoroughfare or place.

Section 10, The Andhra Pradesh Gaming Act, 1974 (Act 27 of 1974).

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This section refers to

  1. s. 9 Penalty for gaming or setting birds or animals to fight in a public street or place

Referred to by 1

  1. s. 11

Questions about Section 10

How do I find court cases under Section 10 of the Andhra Pradesh Gaming Act?

In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Andhra Pradesh Gaming Act 10, section 10 Andhra Pradesh Gaming Act, section 10 of the Andhra Pradesh Gaming Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.

What should I read with Section 10 of the Andhra Pradesh Gaming Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on section 9 (Penalty for gaming or setting birds or animals to fight in a public street or place), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it.

When was the Andhra Pradesh Gaming Act enacted?

Andhra Pradesh Gaming Act was enacted in 1974 as Act 27 of 1974. India Code records no commencement date for it. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

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