Cricket-betting FIRs under Gambling Ordinance quashed in Hanumangarh
Police at Pilibanga in Hanumangarh district registered two FIRs alleging online cricket betting, citing section 13 of the Rajasthan Public Gambling Ordinance Act, 1949 along with BNS and IT Act provisions. The Rajasthan High Court held cheating was not made out and quashed both FIRs on 16 July 2026.
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How we verify →Both FIRs stand quashed as of 16 July 2026; the state was left free to pursue a complaint under the gambling ordinance if it chooses.
What happened
The High Court recorded the cases as “FIR No.229/2026 (CRLMP No.3619/2026)” and “228/2026 (CRLMP No.3623/2026)” at “Police Station Pilibanga, District Hanumangarh.”
The High Court noted the allegation described in the cited precedent as “functioning as a bookie/broker for facilitating betting in cricket matches,” with “six mobile phones, one TV, a note book containing accounts” and “cash of Rs.7,700/- was seized.”
The High Court reproduced the reasoning that “there are no traces of cheating” and that “Neither any person purportedly been cheated has approached the police.”
The High Court held the petitions allowed and the FIRs “are hereby quashed,” while leaving the state “free to file a complaint under the provisions of RPGO” within eight weeks.
What the record says
“there are no traces of cheating.”
Rajasthan High Court order dated 16/07/2026, 2026:RJ-JP:32067 (CRLMP No.3619/2026 and CRLMP No.3623/2026) — read the full text
No complaining victim
The case punished wagering of the accused's own money on cricket, with the court expressly finding no cheated person and no victim.
What we could not confirm
A companion petition ([name withheld], CRLMP No.3619/2026) was decided by the same common order; only the [name withheld] order text was reviewed in full.