INTRODUCTION

LITERATURE REVIEW

STATEMENT OF PROBLEM

In spite of the fact that prostitution has existed in India for centuries, it is still stigmatized on
moral grounds, and no legal protection is provided to them for safeguarding their social life and
the lives of their children, as well as providing them with proper legal rights to practice it.

HYPOTHESIS

Due to morality, prostitutes do not possess the right to trade, profession, or occupation under
Article 19(1)(g) of the Constitution, and it is also a punishable offense under the Immoral Traffic
Prevention Act 1956.

OBJECTIVES

1. To study whether the Constitution of India gives the same rights to prostitutes as the
rights given to the citizens of the country.
2. To examine whether prostitution comes under the ambit of Article 19(1)(g) which is the
right to trade profession or occupation.
3. To examine whether morality can be ground to restrict the practice of prostitution under
reasonable restrictions laid down in Article 19(6).
4. To study what restrictions and punishment Immoral Traffic Prevention Act 1956 imposes
on the practice of prostitution.
5. To examine why prostitutes are often seen as marginalized people who are not respected
by society.
6. To study whether the law provides any protection to the social life and safety of children
of prostitutes in Indian society as well as what social problems they face.

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

The method of research adopted by the researcher is the doctrinal method. The researcher
would analyze the Constitution of India, statutes, case laws, articles, essays, reports and books
as a part of the research.
CHAPTERISATION (TENTATIVE)

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Historical Background of Prostitution in India

Chapter 3: Analysis of Article 19(1)(g) in connection to Prostitution

(1) Do Prostitutes have a right to trade, profession, or occupation?

(2) Can morality bring prostitution under the ambit of reasonable restrictions under Article
19(6)?

Chapter 4: Prostitution punishable under the Immoral Traffic Prevention Act 1956

(1) To what extent prostitution is punishable under this Act?

(2) Case Laws

Chapter 5: Social life and safety of the children of the Prostitutes

Chapter 6: Conclusions and Suggestions