JUDGMENT

Aman Chaudhary, J. - Prayer in this petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is for quashing of FIR No.98, dated 25.07.2020, registered under Section 13-A of the Public Gambling Act, 1867 (hereinafter referred as 'the Act'), registered at Police Station Division No.2, Jalandhar, Annexure P-1, charge-sheet dated 06.08.2020, Annexure P-3, order dated 18.04.2022, Annexure P-5 passed by the trial Court dismissing an application filed for discharge, framing of charge dated 18.04.2022, Annexure P-6 and charge-sheet dated 18.04.2022, Annexure P-7.

2. Pithily put, the prosecution version is that during a private vehicle patrolling to check bad elements, the ASI who was present at the workshop chowk received a secret information that the petitioner, a resident of BSF Colony, Jalandhar, has been doing betting on cricket matches from the last few years and has kept heavy amount earned from the same. On that day also he was doing betting on the cricket test match between West Indies and England while sitting at his house, who can be nabbed with laptop, mobile phone and with heavy amount of Indian currency. The said ASI with police officials raided the house of