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Section 8 in The Public Gambling Act, 1867
8. On conviction for keeping a gaming-house, instruments of gaming to be destroyed
.On conviction of any person for keeping or using any such common gaming-house, or being present therein for the purpose of gaming, the convicting Magistrate may order all the instruments of gaming found therein to be destroyed, and may also order all or any of the securities for money and other articles seized, not being instruments of gaming, to be sold and converted into money, and the proceeds thereof with all moneys seized therein to be forfeited or, in his discretion, may order any part thereof to be returned to the persons appearing to have been severally thereinto entitled.| [Uttar Pradesh].In its application to the State of Uttar Pradesh, in Section 8,(i) for the words may occurring between the word and and the words also order, substitute shall;(ii) the words or, in his discretion, may order any part thereof to be returned to the persons appearing to have been severally thereinto entitled shall be deleted; and for semi colon, after forfeited, substitute a full stop.Uttar Pradesh Act 21 of 1961, Section 8 (w.e.f. 7-9-1961). |