Jhansi gambling-den raid: man named by those arrested, booked under the 'petty organised crime' section, gets anticipatory bail
Police in Jhansi raided a residential flat on information that a gambling den was running there, arrested two people and recovered gold, silver ornaments and cash. A man named by those arrested, and shown as having run from the spot, was booked under the Public Gambling Act and the organised-crime provisions of the new penal code. On 28 September 2026 the Allahabad High Court confirmed his anticipatory bail.
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How we verify →Anticipatory bail confirmed on 28 September 2026; Case Crime No. 205 of 2026 is under investigation or trial.
What happened
The High Court recorded the applicant's submission that police raided a residential flat on information that a gambling den was being run there, arrested two persons and recovered gold, silver ornaments and cash, and that the applicant was named by the arrested co-accused and shown as one of those who ran away.
The FIR was first lodged under Section 111(2) of the BNS (organised crime) and Sections 3 and 4 of the Public Gambling Act; it was later converted to Section 112(2) of the BNS (petty organised crime). The State opposed bail but did not dispute these facts.
A co-accused had already been granted anticipatory bail. Justice Rajiv Lochan Shukla confirmed the interim anticipatory bail first granted on 9 September 2026.
What the High Court recorded
“initially the F.I.R. was lodged for offences under Section 111(2) BNS and Section 3 and 4 of the Public Gambling Act, 1867. Later on the case has been converted to one under Section 112(2) of the B.N.S.”
Criminal Misc. Anticipatory Bail Application No. 9274 of 2026, order dated 28 September 2026, para 7 — read the full text
A bet, and an organised-crime charge
The underlying activity is gambling among willing players. The order records no complainant who lost money and no harm to any person, yet the case was first registered under the organised-crime section of the new penal code.
What we could not confirm
The order records that the applicant faces another case registered after this one, in which he has interim protection. The order makes no finding on the facts. Names are withheld.