Gaming case in Srikakulam ends in conviction for one of at least sixteen accused
G. Sigadam police in Srikakulam district booked at least sixteen people under the Andhra Pradesh Gaming Act and the new penal code's 'petty organised crime' section, which covers unauthorised betting and gambling. One of them was convicted on 10 June 2025, the High Court recorded on 15 September 2026 when it closed his petition to quash the case.
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How we verify →Convicted by the trial court on 10 June 2025, as recorded by the High Court on 15 September 2026. Any appeal is not known.
What happened
In 2024 G. Sigadam police registered Crime No. 120 of 2024 under section 112(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and section 3 read with section 4 of the Andhra Pradesh Gaming Act, 1974. Section 112 of the Sanhita defines 'petty organised crime' to include unauthorised betting or gambling by a member of a group.
Accused no. 16 asked the High Court in 2025 to quash the case. On 15 September 2026 the Assistant Public Prosecutor, on the written instructions of the station house officer, told the court that while the petition was pending police had filed a charge sheet, the case had been numbered STC No. 209 of 2025, and the petitioner 'got convicted vide Judgment dated 10.06.2025'.
Justice Maheswara Rao Kuncheam closed the petition. The order does not give the sentence or say which of the charged sections the conviction was under.
What the High Court recorded
“pending the Criminal Petition, police filed charge sheet in Crime No.120 of 2024 of G.Sigadam Police Station, Srikakulam District and the same was numbered as STC No.209 of 2025 and in the said case, petitioner got convicted vide Judgment dated 10.06.2025.”
Crl.P. No. 1353 of 2025, order dated 15 September 2026, para 3 — read the full text
A wager, punished as organised crime
The only statute charged besides the organised-crime section is the Gaming Act. The High Court order records no complainant, no cheating and no violence.
What we could not confirm
The High Court order lists only the sections charged. It does not describe the game, the number of people caught, the trial court's name or the sentence. The trial-court judgment has not been located online.