Section 15
Penalty for subsequent offence.
About this Act
An Act to provide for the punishment of public gambling and the keeping of common gaming house in the United Provinces East Punjab, Delhi1[and the Central Provinces].
Whoever, having been convicted of an offence punishable
under section 3 or section 4 of this Act, shall again be guilty of any offence punishable under either of
such sections, shall be subject for every such subsequent offence to double the amount of punishment to
which he would have been liable for the first commission of an offence of the same description:
Provided that he shall not be liable in any case to a fine exceeding six hundred rupees, or to imprisonment for a term exceeding one year.
Provided that he shall not be liable in any case to a fine exceeding six hundred rupees, or to imprisonment for a term exceeding one year.