Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act,1956
Act No : 104
Section :
Intermediate custody of girls removed under section 15 or rescuedunder section 16.
17. Intermediate custody of girls removed under section 15 or rescued under section 16. (1) When the special police officer removing a girl under subsection (4) of section 15 or rescuing a girl under sub-section (1) of section 16, fails to produce her immediately before the magistrate as required by sub-section (5) of section 15 or sub- section (2) of section 16, he shall forthwith produce her before the nearest magistrate of any class, who shall pass such orders as he deems proper for her safe custody until she is produced before the appropriate magistrate. 1224 (2) When the girl is produced before the appropriate magistrate he shall, after giving the girl an opportunity of being heard, cause an enquiry to be made as to the correctness of the information received under sub-section (1) of section 16 and the age of the girl and, if satisfied that the information received is correct and the girl is under the age of twenty-one years, he may, subject to the provisions of the next sub-section make an order that such girl be detained for such period as may be specified in the order, in a protective home or such other custody as he, for reasons to be recorded' in writing, shall consider suitable: Provided that such custody shall not be that of a person, or body of persons, of a religious persuasion different from that of the girl. (3) In discharging his functions under sub-section (2), a magis- trate may summon a panel of five respectable persons, three of whom shall wherever practicable be women, to assist him; and may for this purpose keep a list of experienced social welfare workers, particularly women social welfare workers, in the field of suppression of immoral traffic in women, and girls. (4) Against every order under sub-section (2) an appeal shall lie to the Sessions Judge whose decision on such appeal shall be final.
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