Buying minor for purposes of prostitution, etc
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Summary
Whoever buys, hires or otherwise obtains possession of a person under eighteen, intending or knowing it likely that the person will be used for prostitution, illicit intercourse or any unlawful or immoral purpose, can be punished with imprisonment up to ten years and a fine. A prostitute or brothel-keeper who obtains a female under eighteen is presumed to have intended her use for prostitution unless proved otherwise.
Example
Priya runs a small brothel and pays someone to bring a 17-year-old girl to work there. Under this section she is presumed to have obtained the girl for prostitution and can be punished with up to ten years imprisonment and a fine unless she proves otherwise.
Bare Act
Enacted textWhoever buys, hires or otherwise obtains possession of any person under the age of eighteen years with intent that such person shall at any age be employed or used for the purpose of prostitution or illicit intercourse with any person or for any unlawful and immoral purpose, or knowing it to be likely that such person will at any age be employed or used for any such purpose, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Explanations
(1) Any prostitute or any person keeping or managing a brothel, who buys, hires or otherwise obtains possession of a female under the age of eighteen years shall, until the contrary is proved, be presumed to have obtained possession of such female with the intent that she shall be used for the purpose of prostitution.
(2) “Illicit intercourse” has the same meaning as in section 372.
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