Immoral Traffic -- Brothel Customer -- Mere Usgae of Services of a Woman Not An Inducement For Prostitution -- FIR Quashed
A customer of a brothel cannot be prosecuted under Section 3 of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956, which penalizes keeping or allowing premises to be used as a brothel. Section 5(1)(a) and 5(1)(d) require procuring, inducing, or taking persons for prostitution, or causing or inducing a woman to carry on prostitution—acts not established by mere patronage.
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