Section 16: Rescue of person.

The Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956Central Act · Act 104 of 1956

[16. Rescue of [person].--(1) Where a magistrate has reason to believe from information received from the police or from any other person authorised by the State Government in this behalf or otherwise, that [any person is living, or is carrying on, or is being made to carry on, prostitution in a brothel,] he may direct a police officer not below the rank of a sub-inspector, to enter such brothel, and to remove therefrom such [person] and produce him before him.

(2) The police officer, after removing the [person], shall forthwith produce him before the magistrate issuing the order.]

Where this provision sits

Act	The Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956
Section	16
Marginal note	Rescue of person.
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	In force as published by the source

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

substituted, Act 46 of 1978. . Subs. by Act 46 of 1978, s. 12, for sections 16 and 17 (w.e.f. 2-10-1979).
substituted, Act 44 of 1986. . Subs. by Act 44 of 1986, s. 4, for "woman or girl" (w.e.f. 26-1-1987).
substituted, Act 44 of 1986. . Subs. by Act 44 of 1986, s. 17, for clause (a) and (b) (w.e.f. 26-1-1987).

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