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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Cantonments Act, 1924 Section 236

Penalty for Loitering and Importuning for Purposes of Prostitution

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Cantonments Act, 1924 Section 236 is part of Cantonments Act, 1924 - Penalty for Loitering and Importuning for Purposes of Prostitution. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

(1) Whoever in a cantonment loiters for the purpose of prostitution or importunes any person to the commission of sexual immorality, shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to one month, or with fine which may extend to1[five hundred rupees].

(2) No prosecution for an offence under this section shall be instituted except on the complaint of the person importuned, or of a military officer in whose presence the offence was committed, or of a member of the Military2[, Naval] or Air Force Police, being employed in the cantonment and authorised in this behalf by the3[Officer Commanding the station], in whose presence the offence was committed, or of a police officer not below the rank of a sub-inspector4[or a sergeant] who is employed in the cantonment and authorised in this behalf by the3[Officer Commanding the station]4[with the concurrence of the District Magistrate].

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1. Substituted by Act 15 of 1983, section 134, for "two hundred rupees" (w.e.f. 1-10-1983).

2. Inserted by Act 15 of 1983, section 134 (w.e.f. 1-10-1983).

3. Substituted by Act 7 of 1925, section 14, for "commanding Officer of the Cantonment".

4. Inserted by Act 7 of 1931, sec 7.

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What does Cantonments Act, 1924 Section 236 provide?

Section Section 236 of the Cantonments Act, 1924 (Penalty for Loitering and Importuning for Purposes of Prostitution) is reproduced on this page as part of the Cantonments Act, 1924. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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