Author: Syed Ali ImamPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780656385904
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 94
Book Description
Excerpt from Notes and Minutes I am entirely unable to accept the statement of the Hon'ble Home memberi that the only material change in the Bill is in the defi nition of the word place, though that is of course a most material change. In dealing with the definition of common gaming house my Hon'ble Colleague omits to notice the importance of the substi tutien of the word place for the words house, room or place in that definition. The change is of the greatest importance as the words house, room or place have received frequent judicial inter pretation in accordance with what is known as the ejusdem gvncris rule, and it is this omission that changes the whole scope of the Act. A common gaming house under the Act is, in my opinion, a house, office, room or similar place appropriated by the owner or the occupier to the special purpose of gaming. Such has been the interpretation of the definition of a common gaming house by the highest Court of Appeal in England. The same interpretation of the law has been consistently followed in India as evidenced by the fact that attempts to prosecute men for gambling in private houses, in boats, railway trains, thakurbaris and in the godowns of mercantile establishments have always been unsuccess ful. To nullify the effect of the various rulings of the Courts in England and in India, not only have the words house, room or place been omitted in the Bill, but a new definition has been given to the substituted word place. These alterations are important and far-reaching in their effect inasmuch as they eliminate the limi tations imposed by the words house, room or similar places dedi cated to gaming and include any place anywhere in the world. It will be observed that one of the principles of the Act is the restric tion on the meaning of the word place in the definition of com mon gaming house. The Bill abandons that principle. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.