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Jul 28 2014 (HC)

Present:- Mr.Vijay Lath and Mr. Naveen Sharma Advocates Vs. State of P ...

Court : Punjab and Haryana

..... only dsp (detective) and dsp (crime wing) are appointed as special police officers and other dsps are not so appointed as special police officers.para 2 of the affidavit filed by the petitioner reads as follows:- that the respondent has not placed on record any notification to show that assistant commissioner of police has been authorized as special police officer in view of notification dated 22.10.2003 (annexure r-2).so it is submitted that assistant commissioner of police is not authorized special police officer as required in view of section 13 of the immoral traffic (prevention)act, 1956, thus, assistant commissioner of police is not authorized to investigate offences under the immoral traffic (prevention)act, 1956. . ..... that apropos to the directions of the hon ble court issued on 16.8.2013, it is submitted that dsps (deputy superintendents of police) were authorized as special police officers for the purpose of dealing with offences under immoral traffic (prevention) act, 1956 and that after the police commissionerate system was introduced, dsps in the commissionerates were re-designated acps (assistant commissioner of police).3. ..... special police officer and advisory body. ..... ) has been preferred seeking quashing of fir no.185 dated 16.8.2012 under sections 3, 4, 5 of the immoral traffic (prevention) act, 1956 (for short the act . ..... section 13 of the act provides for special police officer and advisory body. .....

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Apr 11 2008 (HC)

K. Radhakrishnan Vs. State of Kerala

Court : Kerala

Reported in : 2008(2)KLJ68; 2008(2)KLT521

..... 782 of 2006 of taliparamba police station for offences punishable under sections 7 and 8 of the immoral traffic (prevention act) 1956 ('i.t.p, act' for short). ..... special police officer and advisory body:- (1) there shall be for each area to be specified by the state government in his behalf a special police officer appointed by or on behalf of that government for dealing with offences under this act in that area. ..... time of his retirement, was holding a post not below the rank of a commissioned officer).3) for the efficient discharge of his functions in relation to offences under this act -(a) the special police officer of an area shall be assisted by such number of subordinate police officers (including women police officers wherever practicable) as the state government may think fit; and(b) the state government may associate with the special police officer a non-official advisory body consisting of note more than five leading social welfare workers of that area (including women .....

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Feb 03 2016 (HC)

Shankare Gowda @ Shankara Vs. State by Madanayakanahalli

Court : Karnataka

..... the second respondent has placed on record the notification, notifying special officers under the act in the state, which is as below: in exercise of the powers conferred by sub- section (1) of section 13 of the immoral traffic (prevention) act, 1956 (central act 104 of 1956) read with section 21 of the general clauses act, 1897 (central act x of 1897) and in supersession of all the notifications issued earlier in this behalf the government of karnataka here by appoints the officers mentioned in column (2) of the schedule below as special police officer in respect the corresponding entries within jurisdiction mentioned in column (3) ..... petition having been heard and reserved for orders on2201/2016 and coming on for pronouncement of orders this day, the court made the following:- order petitioner, who is arrayed as accused no.2, is charge sheeted in respect of the offence under sections 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of the immoral traffic (prevention) act, 1956 ( the act for brevity) read with sections 366-a and 372 read with section 34 of ipc. ..... special police officer and advisory body ..... high time that the state wakes up and gives effect to the mandate of section 13 of the act by appointing specifically one special police officer for a particular area and sensitize the special officers so appointed, so that they strictly abide by the provisions of the act in their official functioning to effectuate the scheme of the act.13. ..... special police officer and advisory body.-. (1). . . . (2) . . . .....

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Aug 03 2004 (HC)

K. Amarnath S/O O.K. Prasad Vs. the Collector and District Magistrate ...

Court : Andhra Pradesh

Reported in : 2004(2)ALD(Cri)531; 2004(6)ALT54; 2005CriLJ843

..... 935/2003 under sections 3 and 4 of the immoral traffic (prevention) act, 1956 (for short 'the act, 1956) and has been indulging in prejudicial activities as defined in clause (i) of section 2 of the act 1 of 1986 and, therefore, recourse to normal legal procedure would involve more time and would not be an effective deterrent to prevent her from indulging in such prejudicial activities further and with a view to prevent her from acting in any manner prejudicial to the maintenance of public order, the provisions of the act 1 of 1986 should be invoked to detain ..... mean that they have to or can rightly and properly assume either the duties cast upon the detaining authorities and advisory boards by the law of preventive detention or function as courts of appeal on ..... the detenus were said to have published and distributed pamphlets containing filthy and abusive language and assailing the character and integrity of the chief justice of pepsu attributing gross partiality and communal bias in the matter of recruiting officers to judicial posts and also in deciding cases between the litigants. ..... satisfaction of the authority itself, and therefore, if, in exercising the power, the authority has acted under the dictation of another body as the commissioner of police did in commissioner of police v. ..... is, therefore, deliberately and advisedly left by the legislature to the subjective satisfaction of the detaining authority which by reason of its special position, experience and expertise would be .....

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Feb 22 2006 (HC)

Pramod Bhagwan Nayak Vs. State of Gujarat

Court : Gujarat

Reported in : (2007)1GLR796

..... ):section 2(a) of the immoral traffic (prevention) act, 1956 (for short ..... section 15(2) of the act empowers the special police officer, when he has reasonable grounds to believe that an offence in respect of a girl is being committed and a search with warrant will cause undue delay, to search the premises without a warrant in the presence of two or more respectable persons of the locality of whom one atlest is to be woman, and remove the girl and produce her forthwith ..... inherent in the human body by guaranteeing fundamental right against exploitation under article 23 and by issuing directives under articles 39(e) and 46 that the state should strive towards securing that, health and strength of men and women are not abused and citizens are not forced to enter avocations unsuited to their age or strength and to promote with special care the educational and economic interests of the weaker sections of the people and protect them from social injustice and all forms of exploitations.8.2 ..... counsel, passed an order to set up an advisory committee to make suggestions for eradicating child prostitution and to point out social aspects for the care, protection, treatment, development and rehabilitation of the young victims, children and girl prostitutes from red-light area and get them freed from the abuses of prostitution; to amend the existing law or to enact a new law, if so warranted; to prevent sexual exploitation of children and to take various measures for effective enforcement thereof. .....

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Mar 18 2004 (HC)

Sahyog Mahila Mandal and anr. Vs. State of Gujarat and ors.

Court : Gujarat

Reported in : (2004)2GLR1764

..... section 7(1)(b) of the immoral traffic (prevention) act, 1956 do not violate articles 14, 19(1) (d) (e) (g) or article 21 of the constitution of india;(ii) the notification dated 23.2.2000 issued by the commissioner of police, surat under section 7(1)(b) is legal and valid and does not violate any fundamental rights guaranteed by articles 14, 19(1) (d) (e) (g) or article 21 of the constitution;(iii) the provisions of section 14 making any offence punishable under the act to be deemed to be a cognizable offence and empowering special police officer to make arrest without warrant do not violate article 14 or article 21 of the constitution;(iv) section 15 of the act empowering the special police officer or traffic police officer ..... body by guaranteeing fundamental right against exploitation under article 23 and by issuing directives under articles 39(e) and 46 that the state should strive towards securing that, health and strength of men and women are not abused and citizens are not forced to enter avocations unsuited to their age or strength and to promote with special care the educational and economic interests of the weaker sections of the people and protect them from social injustice and ..... of the judgment in the context of the provisions of section 2 (a) of the said act, it was held that all that was essential to prove was that a girl/woman should be a person offering her body for promiscuous sexual intercourse for hire and that sexual intercourse was not an essential ingredient. .....

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Jul 09 1997 (SC)

Gaurav JaIn Vs. Union of India and Others

Court : Supreme Court of India

Reported in : AIR1997SC3021; 1997(2)ALD(Cri)199; 1998(3)ALLMR(SC)433; 1997(2)Crimes40(SC); JT1997(6)SC305; 1997(4)SCALE657; (1997)8SCC114; [1997]Supp2SCR105

..... section 2(a) of the immoral traffic (prevention) act, 1956 (for short, the 'itp act') defines 'brothel' to mean any house, room, conveyance or place or any portion of any house> room, conveyance or place which is used for purpose of sexual ..... special police authorities should be established to coordinate with the social welfare officers of the state government and public spirited persons, ngos locally available, and see that the juvenile homes are entrusted to efficient and effective management, the child prostitutes or neglected juveniles are properly protected and psychologically treated, education imparted and ..... set up an advisory committee to make suggestions for eradicating child prostitution and to point out social aspects for the care, protection, treatment, development and rehabilitation of the young victims, children and girls prostitutes from red light area and get them free from the abuses of prostitution; to amend the existing law or to enact a new law, if so warranted; to prevent sexual exploitation of children and to take various measures ..... mahajan committee's report specifies at page 31 that since its inception till november 1989, 102 boys and 34 girls were admitted by a responsible institute, a non-statutory body in pune run on voluntary basis to impart education to the destitute children in general and neglected juveniles and child prostitutes in particular, with all facilities; it is run by bal sangopan center run by shreemant dagausheth halwai ganpat trust which .....

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Oct 07 2002 (HC)

Prerana Vs. State of Maharashtra and ors.

Court : Mumbai

Reported in : 2003BomCR(Cri)481; (2003)2BOMLR562; 2003(2)MhLj105

..... the four arrested accused were charged under sections 3, 4 and 7(2)(a) of the immoral traffic (prevention) act, 1956 ('pita' for short) under c. r. no ..... police prosecutor had submitted that the detention of the rescued girls is necessary in the corrective home for further examination by medical officer and for making further enquiries about their parents and guardians ..... 2nd respondent is the probation officer appointed under the probation of offenders act, 1958 for the government special rehabilitation centre for girls. ..... the officers dealing with them have to be specially trained and instructed ..... the interregnum, the minor females remained in the care and protection of the special rehabilitation centre for girls at deonar. ..... the accused were remanded to police custody and the rescued females were sent to the government special rehabilitation centre for girls at deonar so that they may be medically examined and enquiries be made about their parents and guardians. ..... the jja provides for protective homes or special homes where such girls have to be kept for safe custody, because the fear is that they may be driven back to the ..... the government special rehabilitation centre for girls at deonar is one such institution for the care and protection of child victims of forced ..... 15(3) of the constitution empowers the state to make any special provision for women and children. ..... 2nd respondent could not, therefore, take the minor girls to the government special rehabilitation centre for girls at deonar. .....

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Apr 12 2006 (HC)

Indian Hotel and Restaurants Association (AHAR), an Association duly r ...

Court : Mumbai

Reported in : 2006(3)BomCR705

..... and under the bombay police act for obscene and vulgar dancing have been registered under sections 33(w) and section 110 of the bombay police act as also under the provisions of the immoral traffic (prevention act) 1956 ..... of the board being persons who in the opinion of the state government possess knowledge of, or experience in, literature, the theatre and other matters relevant to such scrutiny] or by an advisory committee appointed by the commissioner, or the district magistrate in this behalf; [provision for appeal against the order or decision of ..... reads as under:whereas the commissioners of police, district magistrates and certain other officers, have granted performance licences for holding dance performance; and whereas the object of granting such performance licences is to hold such dance performance for public amusement; and whereas it is brought to the notice ..... an eating house, permit room or beer bar in contravention of sub-section (1) shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years and with fine which may extend to rupees two lakhs:provided that, in the absence of special and adequate reasons to the contrary to be mentioned in the judgment of the ..... gyrations to the tune of hindi film songs in the presence of men and not traditional dance forms of bharatnatyam, kuchipudi, kathak; the dance performances were neither entertainment nor art; the dancers body movements was done so as to attract certain customers; the dancer would .....

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Sep 11 2001 (HC)

Priya Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh and ors.

Court : Madhya Pradesh

Reported in : 2001(4)MPHT223; 2001(3)MPLJ509

..... section 16 of immoral traffic (prevention) act, 1956 (in short the 'act') provides that where a magistrate, has reason to believe from the information received from police or from any other person authorised by the state ..... it was further observed that 'the bench has also not been apprised of any special care taken or effort made by the state government in special training and equipping such special police officers with know-how and technique in dealing with socio-economic epidemic. ..... it is further directed to initiate necessary enquiry for taking action against such police officers who are responsible for not taking any preventive and positive action in regard to the activities of a brothel being run by the respondent ..... this behalf, or otherwise, that any person is living or is carrying on or is being made to carry on, prostitution in a brothel, he may direct a police officer, not below the rank of sub-inspector, to enter such brothel and to remove therefrom such person and produce her before him. ..... to the correctness of the information received under sub-section (1) of section 16, the age, character, antecedents of the person and suitability of his/her parents, guardian or husband for taking charge of him/her and the nature of the influence which the conditions in his/her home are likely to have on him/her if he/she is sent home, and for this purpose, he/she may direct a probation officer appointed under the probation of offenders act, 1959, to inquire into the above, circumstances .....

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