A.N. Roy,Commissioner Of Police & Anr vs Suresh Sham Singh

The Supreme Court upheld the validity of the Notification dated 1.10.1999 issued by the State of Maharashtra under the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956, which conferred powers on the Commissioner of Police, Brihan Bombay, to act as District Magistrate for the purposes of Sections 18 and 20 of the Act. The Court emphasized that the Notification aimed to combat the trafficking of minor girls and women, and the measures taken were necessary to address the alarming rise in such incidents. The Court reversed the High Court's order that quashed the Notification, thereby affirming the legality of the actions taken by the police under the Notification.