JUDGMENT :

S.S. Shinde, J.

1. Rule, with the consent of the learned counsel appearing for the parties made returnable forthwith and heard.

2. At the outset it is required to be noted that since the crime registered by the Police is under the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 so also under the Indian Penal Code and Respondent No.2 Victim XYZ is alleged to have been compelled to involve herself in prostitution, the identity of Respondent No.2 herein needs to be concealed, and hence she is referred to as XYZ. The Registry is directed to maintain the record accordingly.

3. By this Writ Petition, the Petitioner takes exception to the order dated 20/03/2019 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Pandharpur by which order the Criminal Appeal No.17 of 2019 filed by the Petitioner herein came to be rejected and resultantly the order dated 23/01/2019 passed by the learned 2nd Joint Judicial Magistrate First Class, Pandharpur, District Solapur, in Crime No.19 of 2019 sending Respondent No.2 herein i.e. Victim XYZ in the aforesaid crime for a period of one year for her care and protection in Corrective Institution i.e. Shaskiya Mahila Rajya Gruh, Prerana Mahila Wasti Gruh, Baramati,