#Public Gambling Act

The court ruled that offences under the Public Gambling Act do not constitute 'gang' activity under the U.P. Gangsters Act, and a vehicle purchased before any FIR was registered cannot be confiscated merely because loan EMIs were paid post-FIR without concrete evidence linking those payments to criminal proceeds. This decision protects pre-acquisition assets from speculative attachment under the Act.

Bombay High Court rules that Section 13A of the Goa Public Gambling (Amendment) Act, 1992 remains unenforceable in Daman and Diu due to the absence of a Central Government notification. The judgment invalidates all administrative actions, including slot machine licensing denials, taken under the unnotified amendment, reinforcing the legal principle that delegated legislation requires formal notification to take effect.

MP High Court rules that uncorroborated disclosure statements under Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam cannot justify bail denial, setting a precedent for organized crime cases where evidence lacks independent verification. The ruling reinforces the need for substantive proof beyond co-accused statements to deny bail under Section 483 BNSS.