Allahabad High Court denies bail to a man accused of forcing wife into prostitution
“A rapist not only cause physical injuries, but more indelibly leaves a blot on the most cherished possession of a women i.e. dignity, honour and reputation”
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NHRC takes serious cognizance of ‘Nata Pratha’; Calls for action report from Ministry of Women & Child Development and Rajasthan, MP, UP and Gujarat
Nata Pratha’ is a social evil in which girls in some communities are sold either on a stamp paper or otherwise in the name of marriage in parts of Rajasthan and the adjoining areas in the States of Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat. The NHRC called for eradicating this unethical custom.
[Trafficking for Sexual Exploitation] S. 370-A IPC offence made out only when sex worker’s customer has procured her for another person: Orissa HC
“In the absence of material that women are trafficked for the purpose of engaging for sexual exploitation, the offence under Section 370-A (2) of the IPC cannot be attracted against the customer”.
‘Victim not forcefully involved in sex work’; Bombay Court upholds Sex Worker’s liberty under Article 19
The Court upheld the appellant’s right to move anywhere and to reside anywhere under Article 19 of the Constitution of India and justified her request for release, since her liberty was curtailed due to the order passed by the Magistrate on 15-3-2023.
Can a ‘customer’ in a brothel be proceeded against criminally under the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956; Kerala High Court answers
Kerala High Court held that the words ‘person with whom such prostitution is carried on’ as appearing in section 7(1) of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 will include a ‘customer’. Thus, a customer in a brothel can be proceeded against criminally.
Calcutta High Court │ Mere visiting the house of sex worker as ‘customer’ cannot be presumed to be living on earnings of sex workers; proceedings quashed
Calcutta High Court: Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee, J. allowed a revisional application which was filed for quashing of the proceeding under Sections 3,
Trafficked then thrown into prostitution; HC addresses plight of minor girl, directs District Judges to sensitize judicial officers about provisions of POCSO and JJ Act
Patna High Court: While addressing the plight of a minor girl who was first trafficked by her own maternal uncle and was
Kar HC | Exercising power under S. 482 CrPC, Court quashes chargesheet against arrayed accused in absence of any prima facie case
Karnataka High Court: Ashok G. Nijagannavar, J., allowing the present petition, quashed the chargesheet filed and made significant observations with respect to
Bom HC | Is there any provision under law that makes prostitution per se a criminal offence or punishes a person for indulging into prostitution? HC expounds
Bombay High Court: Prithviraj K. Chavan, J., while addressing the present matter throws light on the aspect of indulging in prostitution and the
Human Trafficking
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Bom HC | Step father accused of sexually abusing step daughter granted bail since investigation in case complete
Bombay High Court: Sandeep K. Shinde, J., granted bail to the applicant accused of sexually abusing her step daughter. Applicant sought enlargement on bail
MP HC | A sex worker cannot be considered to be exploiting herself so as to bring her within the ambit of S. 370 IPC for the offence of trafficking
Madhya Pradesh High Court: Rajendra Kumar Srivastava, J., quashed the charge under Section 370 IPC framed against the petitioner. On receiving information