Section 370 IPC Cannot Be Applied Against A Woman Who Herself Is A Victim Of Trafficking: Madhya Pradesh HC [Read Order]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently held that a woman involved in prostitution is herself a victim of human trafficking and therefore, she cannot be charged for the offence of trafficking under Section 370 of IPC. "Legislative framework that criminalizes prostitution as exploitation, drives the practice underground and renders the already vulnerable sex worker more vulnerable...