Muzaffarpur hotel unsealed after closure under prostitution law
Police sealed a hotel in Muzaffarpur town after registering a case under the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act. The hotel operator's family member challenged the sealing before the Patna High Court. The High Court recorded that no girl or woman was found at the hotel and set aside the sealing order.
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How we verify →The sealing order stands set aside and the premises were ordered to be unsealed.
What happened
The High Court recorded that the hotel was sealed on 13.06.2025 under orders of the Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Muzaffarpur (East), following a town police case under the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act.
The State's position as recorded by the High Court was that no girl or female was found or apprehended from the hotel during the action.
The High Court held the sealing of the premises belonging to the petitioner's husband to be completely illegal and set aside the order dated 12.06.2025.
The High Court directed the State to unseal the premises within a week and allowed the writ petition.
What the record says
“The State respondents are directed to unseal the premises on receipt / production of copy of this order within a week.”
[name withheld] vs The State Of Bihar, Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No.1674 of 2025, operative order — read the full text
No complaining victim
The state sealed a business premises over alleged consensual adult sex work, but recorded no minor, no force, and no complaining victim.
What we could not confirm
The underlying town police case status after remand could not be confirmed from the order excerpt.