A "game of mere skill" under Section 12 of the Public Gambling Act, 1867 means:
Section 12 says the Act does not apply to "any game of mere skill wherever played", but the Act does not define the phrase. The Supreme Court (State of Andhra Pradesh v. K.…
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A "game of mere skill" under Section 12 of the Public Gambling Act, 1867 means:
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Section 12 says the Act does not apply to "any game of mere skill wherever played", but the Act does not define the phrase. The Supreme Court (State of Andhra Pradesh v. K. Satyanarayana, 1968; Dr. K.R. Lakshmanan v. State of Tamil Nadu, 1996) treats a game as one of skill where success depends principally on knowledge, training and adroitness, even though some chance is present. Playing for a stake does not by itself turn a game of skill into gambling.