Public Gambling Act, 1867, S. 5 – Investigation in a non-cognizable offence at the hands of the police without permission of the competent Magistrate is impermissible – Offences which are non-cognizable are not permitted to be investigated without the order of the Magistrate, who was having the power to try such cases or commit the case for trial – For the search of a house a pre-requisite is that, upon receipt of credible information, the officer invested…