Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Section 294A

IPC 294A in BNS: Section 297

Section 294A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 corresponds to Section 297 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. IPC 294A deals with keeping lottery office. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita came into force on 1 July 2024, replacing the IPC. Both texts are set out below, side by side, with the changed words marked.

Indian Penal Code

IPC 294A is now BNS 297.

Keeping lottery office

Carried over
97% of the old wording kept
Old · IPC 1860 · Ch. XIV
s. 294A
Keeping lottery office
Whoever keeps any office or place for the purpose of drawing any lottery 6[not being 7[a State lottery] or a lottery authorised by the 8[State] Government], shall be punished 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 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 one thousand rupees.]
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNS 2023 · Ch. XV
s. 297
Keeping lottery office.
(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.
Text from India Code
Old classification · CrPC First Schedule, for IPC 294A
Keeping a lottery office
CognizableNon-cognizable
BailableBailable
PunishmentImprisonment for 6 months, or fine, or both.
Triable byAny Magistrate.
Publishing proposals relating to lotteries.
CognizableNon-cognizable
BailableBailable
PunishmentFine of 1,000 rupees
Triable byAny Magistrate.
For an offence under the BNS, check the First Schedule of the BNSS.
Judgments on s. 294A IPCBNS 297 on India Code Source: NCRB section table
Related sectionsBNS 297 · Keeping lottery office.
IPC 294 · Obscene acts and songsIPC 295 · Injuring or defiling place of worship, with intent to insult the religion of any class

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