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<font face="verdana" size="2"> <p align="center"><font face="verdan... http://wcd.nic.in/act/itpa1956.htm 13 of 23 24/07/2013 3:45 p.m. with the custody of the 1[person] including the persons in charge of a protective home, may be required to enter into a bond which may, where necessary and feasible, contain undertakings based on directions relating to the proper care, guardianship, education, training and medical and psychiatric treatment of the 1[person] as well as supervision by a person appointed by the court, which will be in force for a period not exceeding three years. (5) In discharging his functions under sub-section (2), a magistrate may summon a panel of five respectable persons, three of whom shall, wherever practicable, be women to assist him; and may, for this purpose, keep a list of experienced social welfare workers, particularly women social welfare workers, in the field of suppression of immoral traffic in 1[persons]. (6) An appeal against an order made under sub-section (4) shall lie to the Court of Session whose decision on such appeal shall be final.] COMMENTS This section details the procedure for intermediate custody of person(s) - removed under section 15, or i. rescued under section 16. An appeal against an order passed by the magistrate in exercise of his powers under sub-section (4) shall lie to the Court of Session. The appellate decision shall be final. ii. 2[17.A Conditions to be observed before placing persons rescued under section 16 to parents or guardians.- Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (2) of section 17, the magistrate making an inquiry under section 17 may, before passing an order for handing over any person rescued under section 16 to the parents, guardian or husband, satisfy himself about the capacity or genuineness of the parents, guardian or husband to keep such person by causing an investigation to be made by a recognised welfare institution or organisation.] Closure of brothel and eviction of offenders from the premises.- (1) A magistrate may, on receipt of information from the police or otherwise, that any house , room, place or any portion thereof within a distance of 3[two hundred meters] of any public place referred to in sub-section (1) of section 7, is being run or used as a brothel by any person or is being used by prostitutes for carrying on their trade, issue notice on the owner, lessor or landlord of such house, room, place, portion or the agent of the owner, lessor or landlord or on tenant, lessee, occupier of, or any other person in charge of such house, room, place, or portion, to show cause within seven days of the receipt of the notice why the same should not be attached for improper uses thereof; and if, after hearing the person concerned, the magistrate is satisfied that the house, room, place or portion is being used as a brothel or for carrying on prostitution, then the magistrate may pass orders - directing eviction of the occupier within seven days of the passing of the order from the house, room, place or portion; a. directing that before letting it out during the period of one year 1[ , or in a case where a child or minor has been found in such house, room, place or portion during a search under section 15, during the period of three years,] immediately after the passing of the order, the owner, lessor or landlord or the agent of the owner, lessor or landlord shall obtain the previous approval of the magistrate : Provided that, if the magistrate finds that the owner, lessor or landlord as well as the agent of the owner, lessor or landlord, was innocent of the improper user of the house, room, place or portion, he may cause the same, to be restored to the owner, lessor or landlord, or the agent of the owner, lessor or landlord, with a direction that the house, room, place or portion shall not be leased out, or otherwise given possession of, to or for the benefit of the person who was allowing the improper user therein. (2) A court convicting a person of any offence under section 3 or section 7 may pass orders under sub-section (1), without further notice such person to show b.