G. Sasidharan, J.

This petition is filed by accused numbers 4 and 5 in Crime No. 312 of 2001 of Thrikkakkara Police Station registered under Sections 3, 4(1) and 5 of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 (hereinafter referred to as 'the Act'). The Sub Inspector of Police, Thrikkakkara conducted a raid in the house of the first accusd where the petitioners were also present and alleging that they were condudting prostituion, arrested them. Crime was registered by the Sub Inspector of Police, Thrikkakkara.

2. The learned Public Prosecutor submits that before conducting raid in the house of the first accused, the Sub Inspector of Police, Thrikkakkara informed the Assistant Commissioner of Police, Thrikkakkara about the information he got that prostitution was going on in the house of the first accused. The Sub Inspector of Police, Thrikkakkara sent a letter to the Assistant Commissioner of Police for giving sanction for raiding the house of the first accused and according to the learned Public Prosecutor, sanction was given by the Assistant Commissioner of Police, Thrikkakkara. It was after getting sanction from the Assistant Commissioner, who as per the notification i