Ashutosh Mohunta, J.

1. This is a petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for quashing FIR No. 156 dated 15.6.1999 under Sections 3/4/8 of the Suppression of Immoral Traffic in Women and Girls (Prevention) Act, 1956 registered at Police Station Sadar Hoshiarpur as also for quashing the order of framing the charges, Annexure P-4.

2. Briefly, the facts of the case are that information was given to the police that one Rupila Rani is carrying on illegal trafficking in women in her house at Hoshiarpur. She is running a brothel and she pays certain amount to the girls and retains certain amount for herself out of the amount charged from the customers. On the basis of the information one Sukhwinder Singh was made a decoy customer. He went to the brothel being run by Rupila Rani and handed over Rs. 500/-. After giving the amount, Sukhwinder Singh gave a signal to the police party which immediately conducted a raid. On search Rupila Rani was found in possession of rupees three hundred (3 notes of hundred each) and two notes of hundred each were recovered from Gagan. Various other persons who were found preparing for intercourse were also caught. During this raid