Sentencing Guide
BNS Section 297 Punishment Jail Term, Fines & Sentencing Guidelines
BNS Section 297: Keeping lottery office (Legacy IPC Section N/A)
Statutory Classification Details
Keeping a lottery office
- Bailable Status: Bailable (Bail is a legal right — granted at police station)
- Cognizable Status: Non-cognizable (Police cannot arrest without warrant)
- Triable Court: Any Magistrate
- Official Punishment: Imprisonment for6 months, or fine, or both
Publishing proposals
- Bailable Status: Bailable (Bail is a legal right — granted at police station)
- Cognizable Status: Non-cognizable (Police cannot arrest without warrant)
- Triable Court: Any Magistrate
- Official Punishment: Fine of 5,000 rupees.relating to lotteries