Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956

Every now and then a news report from Mumbai or Navi Mumbai tells of a police team that rescued young girls from a place where they were being held and exploited for someone else's profit. The law behind such raids is the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act. A student should ask two questions. Who does this Act treat as the wrongdoer, and who does it treat as the person to be protected? The answer explains why the Act was renamed in 1986 and why it is part of a course on protecting children.

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The Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 targets those who organise, profit from or traffic persons for commercial sexual exploitation, gives enhanced punishment where a child or minor is involved, and provides a procedure for rescue, care and rehabilitation.

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