Question

Under the "Immoral Trafficking (Prevention) Act, if a person lives through the earnings of prostitution of a minor girl is such a person may be imprisoned for a minimum of ______ years.
1. 3
2. 5
3. 7
4. 9

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : 7

The correct answer is 7.

• Under the "Immoral Trafficking (Prevention) Act, if a person lives through the earnings of prostitution of a minor girl is such a person may be imprisoned for a minimum of 7 years.

• Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956
  • The punishments imposed under the act are varied and can be found in sections 3-9, 11, 18, 20, and 21. 
  • As per section 4, a person living his life from the money made by a prostitute can be imprisoned for two years or a fine of Rs. 1000 or both.
  • But if found such earning is made from prostituting a child or a minor then it can go up to ten years no less than seven years of imprisonment shall be served.
  • One requisite of this section is that a person should be above the age of eighteen.
  • Examples of section 4 are pimp, tout, a person habitually living with a prostitute, etc.
  • Sections 3 and 4 do not apply to the customers of a prostitute.

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• The Suppression of Immoral Traffic in Women and Children Act, 1956
  • This act was given assent on 30th December 1956 and was made applicable to the whole of India.
  • The act was made to suppress immoral traffic in women and children.
  • It was the outcome of India signed the United Nations International Convention for the “Suppression of Women in Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation in Others” in New York on 9th May 1950.