The Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956
Central · 1956
- S. 1Short title, extent and commencement.
- S. 2Definitions.
- S. 2A[Omitted].
- S. 3Punishment for keeping a brothel or allowing premises to be used as a brothel.
- S. 4Punishment for living on the earnings of prostitution.
- S. 5Procuring, inducing or taking person for the sake of prostitution.
- S. 6Detaining a person in premises where prostitution is carried on.
- S. 7Prostitution in or in the vicinity of public places.
- S. 8Seducing or soliciting for purpose of prostitution.
- S. 9Seduction of a person in custody.
- S. 10Omitted.
- S. 10ADetention in a corrective institution.
- S. 11Notification of address of previously convicted offenders.
- S. 12Omitted.
- S. 13Special police officer and advisory body.
- S. 14Offences to be cognizable.
- S. 15Search without warrant.
- S. 16Rescue of person.
- S. 17Intermediate custody of persons removed under section 15 or rescued under section 16.
- S. 17AConditions to be observed before placing persons rescued under section 16 to parents or guardians.
- S. 18Closure of brothel and eviction of offenders from the premises.
- S. 19Application for being kept in a protective home or provided care and protection by court.
- S. 20Removal of prostitute from any place.
- S. 21Protective homes.
- S. 21AProduction of records.
- S. 22Trials.
- S. 22APower to establish special courts.
- S. 22AAPower of Central Government to establish special courts.
- S. 22BPower of Court to try cases summarily.
- S. 23Power to make rules.
- S. 24Act not to be in derogation of certain other Acts.
- S. 25Repeal and savings.