Hotel tenancy prosecution under Immoral Traffic Prevention Act kept alive in Chittorgarh
Police registered an FIR at Chittorgarh under sections 3, 4, 5 and 7 of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 against a hotel tenant and others. The accused sought quashing of the FIR before the Rajasthan High Court. The High Court dismissed the petition on 12 August 2026, so the prosecution continues.
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How we verify →The quashing petition was dismissed, so the Immoral Traffic Act prosecution arising from FIR No.277/2026 continues before the trial court.
What happened
The High Court recorded that the case concerned "FIR No.277/2026 registered at Police Station Chittorgarh" and alleged offences under "Section 3, 4, 5 and 7" of the "Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956."
The High Court noted the petitioner's claim that "the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case" and that his name emerged only from a co-accused's account.
The High Court referred to the police factual report that the petitioner had taken the said hotel on rent and appointed a manager, with a rent deed dated 02.03.2025 and monthly rent "to the tune of Rs.25,000/-" remitted through PhonePe.
The High Court ordered that "Consequently, the present criminal misc. petition is dismissed" and "The stay application also stands dismissed."
What the record says
“Consequently, the present criminal misc. petition is dismissed.”
Rajasthan High Court order dated 12/08/2026, S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous (Petition) No. 7263/2026 — read the full text
No complaining victim
The prosecution targets renting premises and arranging paid sex between adults, with no allegation of force, minors or a complaining victim in the material reviewed.
What we could not confirm
Only the indexed order excerpt was reviewed; the full FIR contents and whether any victim allegation appears elsewhere in the case file could not be confirmed.