Anticipatory bail refused for hotel manager accused of running brothel in Zirakpur
Police booked a person in Zirakpur for allegedly running paid sex work under Sections 3, 4 and 5 of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act. The High Court recorded that three women were found at the hotel and released after their statements were noted, with prophylactic packets seized. The court dismissed the plea for pre-arrest protection on 22 July 2026.
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How we verify →Anticipatory bail stands dismissed and investigation/trial continues without pre-arrest protection.
What happened
The High Court recorded that the case concerns FIR No.29 dated 19.01.2026 for offences under Sections 3, 4 and 5 of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act at Police Station Zirakpur, SAS Nagar, Mohali.
Police said a hotel on Bhabat Road taken on rent was being used as a brothel, with women brought from different states on promise of payment and cash collected from visitors, according to the status report dated 21.07.2026 summarized in the order.
Police said an associate was caught at the reception, three women were found in a room and released after their statements were noted, and nine prophylactic packets were seized from the reception drawer.
The High Court recorded that no ground for false implication was made out at that stage, that custodial questioning was needed to uncover the network, and that the petition was devoid of merits.
What the record says
“of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956, at Police Station Zirakpur, SAS Nagar, Mohali. The petition is, thus, devoid of merits and is hereby dismissed.”
CRM-M-36583-2026, order dated 22.07.2026 — read the full text
No complaining victim
The alleged act was arranging paid sex for money at a hotel. The order does not explicitly allege minors or force, though it refers to the recovered women as 'girls/victims', so fully consensual-adult framing is not established by the order itself.
What we could not confirm
Full FIR and statements of the three women were not independently opened; order summary does not allege minors or force.