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Smt. Shama Bai And Anr. vs State Of Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow And Ors. on 26 May, 1958
1. In this reference from Additional Sessions Judge, Delhi, among other things vires of Suppression of Immoral Traffic in Women and Girls Act, 1956 (No. 104 of 1956), hereinafter to be referred to as the Act, was challenged. The learned Additional Sessions Judge by his order dated the 5th of September, 1960, relying on some observations in Smt. Shama Bai v. State of Uttar Pradesh, AIR 1959 All 57, recommended that the impugned order of the trial Court dated the 18th of April, 1960, be quashed.
Gurbachan Singh vs The State Of Bombay And Another on 7 May, 1952
The classification enjoined as per Section 20 is obviously to be determined as already observed on two-fold considerations, firstly, that the woman or the girl has been found to be a prostitute, and secondly, that it was in the interest of the general public to direct her removal from the locality in question. The classification could not thus be held arbitrary or unreasonable. The view enuncited seeks support from observations made in Gurbachan Singh v. State of Bombay, AIR 1952 SC 221. That was a case under Section 27 (1) of the City of Bombay Police Act which reads :-
Article 2 in Constitution of India [Constitution]
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