Sex work an offence only in public place: Mumbai Court : MUMBAI

The Mumbai court has recently set aside an order of the magistrate and directed a shelter home to set liberty of a 34-year-old woman sex worker detained there. It stated that, sex work can be called an offense when one engages in it in a public place causing annoyance to others. Additional Sessions Judge CV Patil set aside the magistrate court’s order the previous month. The detailed order was made available recently.

In February, the woman got detained following a raid at a brothel in suburban Mulund. Thereafter, FIR was registered against the accused, and, along with the 2 others, she was produced before a magistrate court in Mazgaon. After analyzing the medical report, the magistrate found that she was a major and sent her to the Navjeevan Mahila Vastigriha, Deonar, for a year to care for, protect and give shelter from the date of order. In her plea before the session’s court, the woman disproves indulging in any immoral activities.