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39,40 *** Any person who 41 having the custody, charge or care of, or a position of authority over, any 39 person, causes or aids or abets the seduction for prostitution of that 39 person, 42 shall be punishable on conviction with imprisonment of either description for a term which shall not be less than seven years but which may be for life or for a term which may extend to ten years and shall also be liable to fine: Provided that the court may, for adequate and special reasons to be mentioned in the judgment, impose a sentence of imprisonment for a term of less than seven years. 43 * * * * *