JUDGMENT

(Prayer: Criminal Original Petition has been filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. to call for the records and quash the complaint in PRC No.1 of 2014 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate No.1, Tirupattur as against the petitioner/accused No.1.)

1. Challenging the criminal proceedings in P.R.C. No.1 of 2014 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate No.I, Tirupattur, the present petition has been filed.

2. The case of the prosecution is as follows:-

On 22.09.2013 between 21.30 and 00.30 hours, at Vikram Lodge, A8 being the owner of the lodge knowingly allowed A1, who is the manager and incharge of the said lodge, to run brothel in his lodge. A1 with the assistance and abetment of A2 and A7, recruited Vasantha and Malleswari, sex workers and allowed A5 Mohan and A6 Shankar to have sexual intercourse with sex workers in room numbers 105 and 107 respectively and thereby, permitted the above said lodge to be used for prostitution and that he is living with partial earnings from the said brothel. Hence, case in Crime No. 16/2013, u/s. 3, 6, 7 of Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act r/w.370(2), 370(A)(2) of IPC @ 3(1)(b), 3(a)(1), 4, 4(1)(c), 5(1),(a), 6, 7(2)(c) of Immora Traf