Customer held in brothel raid granted bail in Darrang
Police in Sipajhar arrested a customer found in a brothel and charged him under the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act. The Gauhati High Court recorded that he had spent 20 days in custody. The Court granted bail while the case continued.
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How we verify →Bail was granted on 17 July 2024 and the underlying ITP Act case continued.
What happened
The High Court recorded that the case was Sipajhar PS Case No. 99/2024 under Sections 7/8/9 of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956.
The High Court recorded that the petitioner was a customer in a brothel and had been in judicial custody for 20 days.
The High Court held that further custody was unnecessary and ordered release on bail of Rs 50,000 with one surety to the satisfaction of the CJM, Darrang, Mangaldai.
The High Court imposed conditions to remain in the area, cooperate with investigation and not influence witnesses.
What the record says
“The petitioner was a customer in a brothel.”
[name withheld] vs State Of Assam, Gauhati High Court order dated 17.07.2024 — read the full text
No complaining victim
The act was paid sex between consenting adults with no allegation of force, minors, deception or a complaining victim.
What we could not confirm
Incident date not stated in the excerpt; only the 20-day custody period before 17.07.2024 is given.