Gokarna brothel-law prosecution ends as abated after accused's death
The High Court recorded that police and a magistrate had prosecuted a man as accused No.1 in a Gokarna case under brothel-law sections of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act. The man had asked the High Court to quash the cognizance order dated 29.01.2018 in CC No.55/2018 arising from Crime No.37/2016. The High Court dismissed the petition as abated after it was submitted that the petitioner was no more.
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How we verify →The quashing petition stands dismissed as abated; the underlying charge sheet and cognizance in CC No.55/2018 were the live prosecution on record.
What happened
The High Court recorded that the petition sought quashing of the order taking cognizance dated 29.01.2018 by the JMFC at Kumta in CC No.55/2018, arising from Crime No.37/2016 of Gokarna police station, against the petitioner as accused No.1.
The High Court recorded that the prosecution was for offences punishable under Sections 3(1), 7(2B) and 3(2A) of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 and Section 34 of the Karnataka Excise Act.
The High Court's order states that it was submitted that the petitioner is no more, and the petition was therefore dismissed as abated.
The order contains no allegation of force, deception, minors, trafficking victims or any complaining victim; it lists only the brothel-law and excise sections.
What the record says
“THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C., IS PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER OF TAKING COGNIZANCE DATED 29.01.2018 BY JMFC KUMTA IN CC NO.55/2018 ARISING OUT OF IN CRIME NO.37/2016 GOKARNA P.S. AGAINST THE PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.1 FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 3(1), 7(2B), 3(2A), OF IMMORAL TRAFFIC (PREVENTION) ACT, 1956 AND UNDER SECTION 34 OF KARNATAKA EXCISE ACT”
Crl.P No.100409 of 2023, petition prayer recorded in the order — read the full text
No complaining victim
The state prosecuted a person under brothel-keeping and public-place prostitution sections, which target paid sex between adults, and the source alleges no victim, force or minor.
What we could not confirm
The two-page order gives no raid or incident facts, so consent of the adults and the district could not be confirmed from the order itself; no force, minor or victim is alleged anywhere in it.