What are the laws regarding prostitution in India?

Prostitution Legal or Illegal in India: Find information about laws, regulation, arguments in favour and against, immoral traffic (prevention) act, etc. read more

ITPA does not criminalise prostitution or prostitutes but punishes acts like brothels keeping and pimping. read more

Laws related to prostitution. The most basic law regarding the sex workers’ status The Immoral Traffic (Suppression) Act was passed in 1956. It is also referred to as SITA. This law states that prostitutes are allowed to ply their trade in private but they cannot carry out their business in the open. read more

Prostitution (the exchange of sexual services for money) is legal in India. A number of related activities including soliciting in a public place, kerb crawling, owning or managing a brothel, prostitution in a hotel, child prostitution, pimping and pandering are illegal. read more