https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308139 Offences under sections 7 and 8 of the Kerala Gaming Act require an allegation that the gaming occurred in a common gaming house. Where the materials showed only card playing in a private building, with no assertion that the premises fell within the statutory definition of a common gaming house, the essential foundation for prosecution was absent. The criminal proceedings were therefore not maintainable and the charge and first information report were set aside in favour of the petitioners. en-us Wed, 18 Nov 1998 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 02 Jun 2023 09:50:09 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308139 Offences under sections 7 and 8 of the Kerala Gaming Act require an allegation that the gaming occurred in a common gaming house. Where the materials showed only card playing in a private building, with no assertion that the premises fell within the statutory definition of a common gaming house, the essential foundation for prosecution was absent. The criminal proceedings were therefore not maintainable and the charge and first information report were set aside in favour of the petitioners. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 18 Nov 1998 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308139