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The Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956

Central

An Act to provide in pursuance of the International Convention signed at New York on the 9th day of May, 1950, for the Prevention of Immoral Traffic.

Act number
104 of 1956
Ministry
Ministry of Women and Child Development
Enacted
30 Dec 1956

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32 sections

  1. Section 1Short title, extent and commencement.
  2. Section 2Definitions.
  3. Section 2A[Omitted].
  4. Section 3Punishment for keeping a brothel or allowing premises to be used as a brothel.
  5. Section 4Punishment for living on the earnings of prostitution.
  6. Section 5Procuring, inducing or taking person for the sake of prostitution.
  7. Section 6Detaining a person in premises where prostitution is carried on.
  8. Section 7Prostitution in or in the vicinity of public places.
  9. Section 8Seducing or soliciting for purpose of prostitution.
  10. Section 9Seduction of a person in custody.
  11. Section 10Omitted.
  12. Section 10ADetention in a corrective institution.
  13. Section 11Notification of address of previously convicted offenders.
  14. Section 12Omitted.
  15. Section 13Special police officer and advisory body.
  16. Section 14Offences to be cognizable.
  17. Section 15Search without warrant.
  18. Section 16Rescue of person.
  19. Section 17Intermediate custody of persons removed under section 15 or rescued under section 16.
  20. Section 17AConditions to be observed before placing persons rescued under section 16 to parents or guardians.
  21. Section 18Closure of brothel and eviction of offenders from the premises.
  22. Section 19Application for being kept in a protective home or provided care and protection by court.
  23. Section 20Removal of prostitute from any place.
  24. Section 21Protective homes.
  25. Section 21AProduction of records.
  26. Section 22Trials.
  27. Section 22APower to establish special courts.
  28. Section 22AAPower of Central Government to establish special courts.
  29. Section 22BPower of Court to try cases summarily.
  30. Section 23Power to make rules.
  31. Section 24Act not to be in derogation of certain other Acts.
  32. Section 25Repeal and savings.