Whoever buys, hires or otherwise obtains possession of any child with intent that such child shall at any age be employed or used for the purpose of prostitution or illicit intercourse with any person or for any unlawful and immoral purpose, or knowing it to be likely that such child will at any age be employed or used for any such purpose, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which shall not be less than seven years but which may extend to fourteen years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Explanation 1.—Any prostitute or any person keeping or managing a brothel, who buys, hires or otherwise obtains possession of a female under the age of eighteen years shall, until the contrary is proved, be presumed to have obtained possession of such female with the intent that she shall be used for the purpose of prostitution.
Explanation 2.— “Illicit intercourse” has the same meaning as in section 98.
Explanation 1.—Any prostitute or any person keeping or managing a brothel, who buys, hires or otherwise obtains possession of a female under the age of eighteen years shall, until the contrary is proved, be presumed to have obtained possession of such female with the intent that she shall be used for the purpose of prostitution.
Explanation 2.— “Illicit intercourse” has the same meaning as in section 98.
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Section 1 · Short title, commencement and application.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · General explanations.Section 4 · Punishments.Section 5 · Commutation of sentence.Section 6 · Fractions of terms of punishment.Section 7 · Sentence may be (in certain cases of imprisonment) wholly or partly rigorous or simple.Section 8 · Amount of fine, liability in default of payment of fine, etc.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 09 Oct 2026. Source metadata reports last modification: 2025-11-07. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.