Section 7 – Prostitution In Or In The Vicinity Of Public Places

The Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956

(1) Any person, who carries on prostitution and the person with whom such prostitution is carried on, in any premises, -

(a) which are within the area or areas, notified under sub-section (3), or
(b) which are within a distance of two hundred metres of any place of public religious worship, educational institution, hostel, hospital, nursing home or such other public place of any kind as may be notified in this behalf by the Commissioner of Police or magistrate in the manner prescribed,

Explanation using examples

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