Supreme Court of India · 1963-10-01
THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH vs KAUSHALIYA AND OTHERS
- Citation / case number
- SC 1962/145
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH
- Respondent
- KAUSHALIYA AND OTHERS
- Author
- GAJENDRAGADKAR, P.B.,SUBBARAO, K.,WANCHOO, K.N.,SHAHC.,DAYAL, RAGHUBAR
- Bench
- GAJENDRAGADKAR, P.B.,SUBBARAO, K.,WANCHOO, K.N.,SHAH, J.C.,DAYAL, RAGHUBAR
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court held that under Section 20 of the Suppression of Immoral Traffic in Women and Girls Act, 1956, the term 'information' is not limited to that received from a special police officer, indicating that information can come from any source. The Court found that the Magistrate's powers are not uncanalized as he functions judicially, allowing for representation and evidence examination, and his decisions are subject to revision. The Court upheld that Section 20 does not violate Articles 14 and 19(1)(d) of the Constitution, affirming the law's reasonable classification between prostitutes and non-prostitutes.