IT Act 9
Section 9 · Seduction of a person in custody
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Any person who 2[having the custody, charge or care of, or a position of authority over, any 3[person], causes or aids or abets the seduction for prostitution of that 3[person], 4[shall be punishable on conviction with imprisonment of either description for a term which shall not be less than seven years but which may be for life or for a term which may extend to ten years and shall also be liable to fine:
Provided that the court may, for adequate and special reasons to be mentioned in the judgment, impose a sentence of imprisonment for a term of less than seven years].
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Any person who 2[having the custody, charge or care of, or a position of authority over, any 3[person], causes or aids or abets the seduction for prostitution of that 3[person], 4[shall be punishable on conviction with imprisonment of either description for a term which shall not be less than seven years but which may be for life or for a term which may extend to ten years and shall also be liable to fine:
Provided that the court may, for adequate and special reasons to be mentioned in the judgment, impose a sentence of imprisonment for a term of less than seven years].
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The offence at a glance
- Maximum punishment
- 10 years
- Statutory minimum
- 7 years
- Fine
- Fine — no statutory ceiling, the court decides
- Cognizable
- Cognizable
- Bailable
- Non-bailable
- Compoundable
- Not compoundable
- Triable by
- Court of Session
- Cognizable — Police may arrest without a warrant
- Non-bailable — Bail is at the court's discretion
Under this Act's own provision
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