![]() ![]() ![]() Further, there was no material to show that he was involved in any sexual act at the said place and that the persons, who had been rescued from the said place had made any allegation against any of the individuals, much less the petitioner. Defendants record indicates prior arrests for prostitution, assault, battery and robbery and that defendant is well. Even if the entire report was taken at its face value, the said report did not show any offence committed by the petitioner, except for his alleged presence at the said place. However, only in the alteration report, the petitioner is shown as A-5. The Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that under the pretext of a massage centre, a brothel was run by the first accused.Īllowing the petition, the judge noted that as per the FIR, petitioner was not present while sex workers were in the said massage centre and he was not shown as an accused. The sex workers were engaged in the profession on their own volition and not due to any inducement, force or coercion and, therefore, such acts were not liable for prosecution under Section 370 of the IPC. are all places law enforcement sets up to conduct sting operations. Doing sex work was not illegal and only running a brothel, illegal. Popular apps or once popular apps like Whisper and Snapchat and message boards and. Petitioner’s counsel submitted that even if the entire allegations were taken together, it would not attract any offence. Also read | As Tamil Nadu reports 589 new Covid-19 cases, active cases breach 2,500-mark
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