The Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 is
an Act which provides in pursuance of the International Convention
signed at New York on the 9th day of May, 1950, for the prevention of
immoral traffic. The Act intends to combat trafficking and sexual
exploitation for commercial purposes. While prostitution is not an
offence, practicing it in a brothel or within 200 m of any public place
is illegal.
The following Act leads to the
codification of an Act that laws down rules and regulations regarding
the sensitive issue of prostitution. It protects women and children from
forceful flesh trade. This leads to reduction of objectification of
women and children. Through this Act, children can be further protected
and offenders who force children can be punished for the same.
The Act regularized prostitution and
provides assistance to all women and children who have been forced into
the same. The provisions of the Act clearly state that it is an offence
to force any child for flesh trade or trafficking of a child for various
other purposes.
The State Government may in its
discretion establish as many protective homes and corrective
institutions under this Act as it thinks fit and such homes and
institutions, when established, shall be maintained in such manner as
may be prescribed.
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