Human Trafficking of Women and Children

Submitted to:- Ms. Sonika

Submitted by:- Jobanpreet Singh
Roll no:-17183, Group No: 21
INDEX
Introduction.
Law provisions.
Case laws.
Conclusion.
INTRODUCTION
Trafficking of women and children for commercial
sexual exploitation is one of the most inhuman issues
existing in our society.
Trafficking literally means sale and purchase of
human beings for illegal purposes.
Section 5 of ITPA 1956 defines trafficking, it defines
that procuring, taking and inducing a person for the
sake of prostitution, even attempt to abovesaid things
is coming under trafficking.
Law Provisions
Constitution of India: Article 23 explicitly defines
trafficking.
Indian Penal Code: section 366,366A, 366B and 370
given the penal consequences to traffickers.
Immoral Trafficking Act, 1956: person who has not
attained the age of 16 years that will be considered as
child. It also gave the directions to police officers to
investigate offences related with trafficking and take
assistance of women officials.
Case Laws
Bandhua Mukti Morcha v/s UOI: The Court laid down
guidelines for determination of bonded labourers and
also provided that it is the duty of the state government
to identify, release and rehabilitate the bonded
labourers. It was held that any person who is employed
as a bonded labour is deprived of his liberty.
M.C Mehta v/s State of Tamil Nadu: The Court
reaffirmed that children below the age of fourteen must
not be employed in any hazardous industry and it must
be seen that all children are given education till the age
of 14 years.
Conclusion
Trafficking occurs for various purposes like for
prostitution, for working in entertainment industry,
sweetshops, illegal adoption of children, organ
transports, forced marriages, male-order brides,
domestic work, forced labour e.g. in construction,
drug trafficking, begging, other exploitative forms of
work. The laws do not always provide for
compensation/rehabilitation allowance from the State
or from the exploiter to the victim.