THE PREVENTIVE IMMORAL TRAFFIC ACT 1956

Presented by T.KEERTHIKA

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This act is applicable to the whole of India except J&K

(1) Definitions:BROTHEL: Any house, room or a

premises which is used for the purpose of sexual exploitation.

PROSTITUTIONS: Sexual exploitation or abuse of persons for commercial purposes.

(2) Punishments for keeping a brothel or allowing premises to be used as brothel:

a) Any person who keeps or manages in keeping the management of a brothel shall be punishable for the term of 1st time- not less than 1 year not more than 3 years

For the term of 2nd year – not less than 2 years & not more than 5 years

Fine up to rs.2000

b) Any person who being a tenant/owner/ agent/ landlord/ person in charge of keeping the premises is intended to be used as brothel shall be punishable on 1st conviction for a term which may extend to 2yrs and the 2nd conviction for a term may extend to 5 yrs and the fine up to rs.2000

3) Punishments for living on the earnings of prostitutions:

Any person earning from the prostitution of 18 yrs person, he/she shall be imprisonment for a term which may extend to 2 yrs or fine up to rs.1000 or both.

if it is a child earning means that person shall be punishable for a term of not less than 7yrs & not more than 10yrs.

4) Procuring, inducing/ taking person for the sake of prostitution:

-causes or induces a person to carry on prostitution shall be punishable with rigorous imprisonments for a term of not less than 3yrs & not more than 7yrs (1st time)

- for the 2nd time it shall extend to 14yrs. - in case of child it is not less than 7yrs but may extend to whole life - in case of minor, 7-14 yrs.

5) Detaining a person in premises where prostitution is carried on:

- If a person involves in sexual intercourse with a person other than spouse, such person shall be punishable with either for a description for a term which shall not be less than 7yrs or which may extend to 10yrs & shall also be liable to fine.

6) Prostitution in/in the vicinity of public place: Any person who carries on prostitution & it

is carried on: a) within a distance of 200mts of any

place of public religious worship, educational institutions, hostel, hospital, nursing home or such other public place shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 3 months.

b) If an offence is committed in hotel, the license also be liable to be cancelled.

The hotel should registered under the sec 2(6) of the Hotels- Receipts tax Act, 1980

7) Special Police Officer & Advisory Body:

-The special police officer shall not be below the rank of an inspector of police.

- A retired police officer(unless such officer at the time of retirement) was holding a post not below the rank of inspector.

- A retired military officer holding a post not below the rank of commissioned officer.

- The special police officer of an area shall be assisted by such number of subordinates as the state government may think fit.

8) Protective Homes:- state government may in its

discretion establish as many protective homes & corrective institutions under this act as its thinks fit.

- no person or no authority other than state government shall establish/maintain any protective home or corrective institutions.

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