Indian Contract Act,1872

Act No : 9

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Section : Agreements by way of wager void

30.Agreements by way of wager void.-Agreements by way of wagerare void ; and no suit shall be brought for recovering anythingalleged to be won on any wager, or entrusted to any person to abidethe result of any game or other uncertain event on which any wager ismade.--------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 The second clause of exception I to section 28 was rep. by Act1 of 1877. The clause is, however. printed here in italics, becausethe Contract Act is in force in certain Scheduled Districts to whichthe Specific Relief Act does not apply. 2 Cf. the Arbitration Act, 1940 (10 of 1940).---------------------------------------------------------------------32Exception in favour of certain prizes for horse-racing.-This sectionshall not be deemed to render unlawful a subscription or contribution,or agreement to subscribe or contribute, made or entered into for ortoward any plate, prize or sum of money, of the value or amount offive hundred rupees or upwards, to be awarded to the winner or winnersof any horse-race.1*

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