Case Law Analysis
|Bombay High Court
BNS Section 143 + ITA Sections 3-5 | Bail Granted to Lodge Owner Without Direct Exploitation of Major Victim : Bombay HC (Nagpur Bench)
The Bombay High Court held that mere ownership of a premises where prostitution occurs, without evidence of active involvement or exploitation, does not justify denial of bail when the victim is an adult. This clarifies the threshold for criminal liability under the new Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Immoral Traffic Prevention Act, protecting property owners from automatic presumption of guilt.