Recreation club raided, cash seized and premises sealed for card play with stakes
Police raided a registered recreation club in Chennai, seized cards, tokens and cash, and sealed the premises for gaming offences. The High Court ordered de-sealing as the Gaming Act gives no sealing power. The criminal case for gaming was left to proceed under the law.
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How we verify →Premises ordered to be de-sealed; investigation in Crime No.818 of 2025 was pending and police were left free to proceed under law.
What happened
The High Court recorded that respondents 5, 7 and 8 entered the petitioner's premises and confiscated Rs.72,500/- and sealed the premises under Sections 7 to 9 of the Tamil Nadu Gaming Act, 1930.
The High Court recorded that on receipt of credible information, a raid was conducted on 17.09.2025 in the petitioner's club and the agency secured playing cards, gambling tokens, cash, members attendance register and cigarette packets.
The High Court recorded that the club was registered under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act with indoor games including cards, but contrary to its objectives it was conducting games with play cards involving cash.
The High Court held the revenue authorities had no jurisdiction to seal the premises, directed de-sealing on an undertaking not to indulge in illegal activities, and left police free to act in accordance with law.
What the record says
“on receipt of credible information, a raid was conducted on 17.09.2025 in the petitioner's club and the investigating agency have secured playing cards, gambling tokens, cash, members attendance register and cigarette packets.”
WP Crl. No.1229 of 2025, para 3 — read the full text
No complaining victim
The action was for members wagering their own money on cards with no allegation of cheating, fixing or any defrauded victim.
What we could not confirm
Judgment does not list individual players or stakes per person; no cheating or fraud victim is mentioned.