Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956

The NGO GURIA, SWAYAM SEVI SANSTHAN rescued over thirty girls from a red‑light area in Varanasi and filed a complaint, leading to charge‑sheets against 23 persons under the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 and several IPC provisions. The accused applied for bail; the Sessions Judge rejected the applications, but …

The Union of India sought modification of a Supreme Court order that had constituted a Committee to examine rehabilitation of sex workers. It prayed to delete the Durbar Mahila Samanwaya Samiti from the Committee, alleging the Samiti advocated repeal of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 and recognition of sex …

The State of Bihar appealed against the High Court’s order granting bail to Rajballav Prasad, an under‑trial accused charged with multiple serious offences under the IPC, POCSO Act and Immoral Traffic Act. The accused had initially evaded arrest, later surrendered, and his bail application was rejected by the trial cou…

The case concerned allegations that the Superintendent of a women’s protection home in Patna administered intoxicating substances to inmates and facilitated their sexual exploitation. The accused, respondent No.2, was granted bail by the Patna High Court despite the victim not being notified, contrary to Section 15A(3)…

The appellant, R.A.H. Siguran, was charged under the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 for procuring minor girls for prostitution. The investigation was conducted by an officer who was not a Special Police Officer as required by the Act, leading the respondent to invoke Section 482 of the CrPC to have the proceedi…

The Supreme Court entertained a public‑interest writ under Article 32 on behalf of Gaurav Jain, seeking rescue, rehabilitation and education for children of prostitutes and an overall scheme to eradicate prostitution. The Court examined the constitutional guarantees under Articles 14, 15, 21, 23, 24, 38, 39, 46 and int…

The State of Maharashtra issued a 1999 notification conferring on the Commissioner of Police, Brihan Bombay, the powers of a District Magistrate for purposes of sections 18 and 20 of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956, to enable raids and evictions of brothels. The High Court struck down the notification as ult…

Vishal Jeet filed a public‑interest writ petition under Article 32 seeking a CBI inquiry into police negligence, the forced prostitution, Devadasi and Jogini systems, and rehabilitation of victims. The Court observed that prostitution is a socio‑economic problem requiring preventive, not merely punitive, measures and t…