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Kalai Arasu (Advocate Coimbatore +91 99942 32711)     19 February 2010

Sex workers victims, not accused

COIMBATORE: A magistrate court in Coimbatore has asked the city police not to arrest commercial s*x workers under the Immoral Trafficking (Prevention) Act and send them to jail as they were only ‘‘victims’’ and should not be treated as ‘‘accused.’’

Two women in their 20s from Karnataka were arrested under Section 8 (B) of the Immoral Trafficking Prevention Act by the all-women police in central Coimbatore on January 12, allegedly for soliciting clients on streets.

When their bail application came up before the judicial magistrate court-1 on Friday, L C Sathiamoorthy, magistrate, ordered their immediate release. In a significant observation reflecting a definite change in judicial perception of commercial s*x workers, the magistrate remarked that they were ‘‘debt-bonded, choiceless and hapless’’ victims forced into the trade.

The magistrate said: ‘‘Moral jurisprudence in the area of human trafficking would go to the extent of treating the girl or women arrested under 8 (B) of the Immoral Trafficking Prevention Act as victim instead of accused’’.

 

Source:- https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/5493628.cms



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 9 Replies

Suchitra. S (Advocate)     19 February 2010

It is a welcome decision.

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Vijay Kumar (Advocate)     19 February 2010

The judicial officers of such calibre and brilliance are valuable assets for our judicial system. May their tribe increase manifold.

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Kiran Kumar (Lawyer)     19 February 2010

good application of mind by the judge....not many interpret the law or observe the law in true spirit.

M Ravinder Babu Advocate Parka (Advocate)     19 February 2010

can any deny.NO

Raj Kumar Makkad (Adv P & H High Court Chandigarh)     20 February 2010

I appreciate the concerned judge.

Adinath@Avinash Patil (advocate)     22 February 2010

 THIS IS LAND MARK DECISION. I APPRECIATE 

Adinath@Avinash Patil (advocate)     22 February 2010

 THIS IS VERY GOOD DECISION. I APPRECIATE  IT

Ramakant (Admin cum Accountant)     23 February 2010

Thanks for taking good decision as per the law and order considering situation


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