BNS Section 297

BNS Section 297: Keeping lottery office

Equivalent Legacy Law: IPC Section N/A

Procedural Classification Summary

Keeping a lottery office

Bailable: Bailable (Bail is a legal right — granted at police station)
Cognizable: Non-cognizable (Police cannot arrest without warrant)
Triable by: Any Magistrate
Punishment: Imprisonment for6 months, or fine, or both

Publishing proposals

Bailable: Bailable (Bail is a legal right — granted at police station)
Cognizable: Non-cognizable (Police cannot arrest without warrant)
Triable by: Any Magistrate
Punishment: Fine of 5,000 rupees.relating to lotteries

Official Legal Provision / Summary

No specific renumbering changes. Section included as is.