This is an appeal from a judgment of the Court of  First Instance of Manila.

The appellant  was  charged, in the  court below with  a violation of article  195, Revised Penal Code,  committed, according to the  information, as follows:

"That on .or  about  November 7, 1954,  in  the, City  of  Manila, Philippines, the  said accused, being  then a jueteng collector of the Jueteng Den known as.  'Peping'  and 'Bago', did then and  there willfully,  unlawfully and  feloniously  have  in  his  possession and custody the following:  cash money in the amount of P7.90, one (1) Eberhand Faber 'Mongol' pencil and two  (2) pieces of jueteng lists,  which have been used  or intended to be  used. in a game of chance and hazard commonly known as Jueteng  in which money and other things  of value  are played for, in said City."

Pleading guilty to  the charge, he  was  sentenced to an indeterminate penalty of  from 6 months anH^l  day  of prision correctional, as minimum, to 2 years, 4 months and 1 day of prision correctional, as maximum, and to pay the costs.

It  would  appear that  appellant was  sentenced under subdivision (c)  of article  195 of the Revised Penal Code, which prescribes  a  penalty  of  prision correctional in its medium degree for illegal possession of lottery lists and , other  articles used  in the game of jueteng.   Appellant's counsel now contends that this was error and  that appellants  should  have  been sentenced only  to  a  fine under subdivision (a) of  the same article.

The contention is  without merit.  The article in question reads:

"Art.  195. What  acts  are  punishable  in  gambling. (a) . The penalty of arresto menor or a fine of not exceeding two hundred pesos, and, in case of  recidivism, the penalty of  arresto mayor or a fine . ranging from two hundred to  six thousand pesos,  shall be  imposed  upon;

"1. Any person other than those referred to in subsections  (b) and (c)  who, in any manner, shall .directly  or indirectly  take  part  in any game of monte, jueteng, or any other form of lottery, policy, .banking or percentage game,  dog  races,  or any other games  or scheme the result of which depends  wholly or chiefly upon chance or hazard; or wherein wagers consisting of money, articles of value, or representative of value are made;  or in the  exploitation or use of any other mechanical invention or contrivance to  determine by chance the loser or winner of money or any object or representative of value."

"2. Any  person who shall knowingly permit any form of gambling referred to in  the preceding subdivision  to  be  carried  on in  any inhabited or uninhabited place  or  any building,  vessel, or other means of transportation owned or controlled by him. If the place where gambling is carried on has the reputation of a gambling place or that  prohibited gambling  is  frequently carried on therein,  the culprit shall be punished by the penalty provided for in  the article in its maximum period.

"(b) The penalty of prision  correctional in its maximum degree shall be imposed  upon the maintainer, conductor,  or banker in a game of jueteng  or  any similar game.

"(c) The penalty of  prision correctional in its medium degree shall be imposed upon any  person who shall, knowingly and  without lawful purpose, have  in his possession  any lottery list,  paper,  or other matter containing 1 letters,  figures, signs,  or  symbols  which pertain to or are in any manner used in the game of jueteng  or any similar game which has  taken place  or about to  take place,"

It is clear that a person would  come under subdivision  (a) of  this article  only if  he  did not come either under subdivision  (b)  or subdivision  (c).  But in the case before us, the accused comes under subdivision (c)  because  the information  to which he pleaded guilty charges  him with unlawful possession of, among  other things, jueteng lists used or intended to be used in a game of chance, commonly known as jueteng.  The  information,  it is  true,  alleges that he is a  jueteng collector.  But this  allegation is  obviously  made  for the purpose  of  showing  that  he  had possession of the  article  mentioned "knowingly and without lawful purpose" and  should  not be construed in  the sense that he took part in  the  game of jueteng other than as maintainer, conductor or  banker under subdivision  (b) or illegal possessor of any lottery list under subdivision  (c)'.

The judgment below being in accordance with law, the same is hereby affirmed with costs against the appellant.

Paras, C.  J., Bengzon, Padilla, Montemayor, Jugo, Bautista Angelo, Labrador, Concepcion, Reyes, J. B.  L.,  and Endencia, JJ., concur.