https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308140 Prosecution under the Kerala Gaming Act requires material linking gaming to a common gaming house; persons playing cards for money in a private building do not, without more, meet that requirement. Search powers are subject to credible information, necessary enquiry, recorded reasons and action by an officer of the prescribed rank. These safeguards support the statutory presumption arising from a search and any resulting prosecution. Absence of allegations of a common gaming house, failure to satisfy the search prerequisites, and a search conducted by an officer below the prescribed rank render the presumption and resultant charge unsustainable, permitting quashing through inherent powers. en-us Fri, 12 Apr 1985 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 02 Jun 2023 09:51:57 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308140 Prosecution under the Kerala Gaming Act requires material linking gaming to a common gaming house; persons playing cards for money in a private building do not, without more, meet that requirement. Search powers are subject to credible information, necessary enquiry, recorded reasons and action by an officer of the prescribed rank. These safeguards support the statutory presumption arising from a search and any resulting prosecution. Absence of allegations of a common gaming house, failure to satisfy the search prerequisites, and a search conducted by an officer below the prescribed rank render the presumption and resultant charge unsustainable, permitting quashing through inherent powers. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 12 Apr 1985 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308140