Section 372

with intent that such person shall at any age be employed or used for the purpose of prostitution or illicit intercourse with any person or for any unlawful and immoral purpose; or

knowing it to be likely that such person will at any age be employed or used for such purpose, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 30 years and whipping with not less than 12 strokes.

Explanation 1 -

When a female under the age of 18 years is sold, let for hire or otherwise disposed of to a prostitute or to any person who keeps or manages a brothel, the person so disposing of such female shall, until the contrary is proved, be presumed to have disposed of her with the intent that she shall be used for the purpose of prostitution.

Explanation 2 -

For the purposes of this section, "illicit intercourse"

means sexual intercourse between persons not united by marriage or by any union or tie which, though not amounting to a marriage, is recognised by the personal law or custom of the community to which they belong or, where they belong to different communities, of both such communities, as constituting between them a quasi-marital relation.

Buying minor for purposes of prostitution 373.

Whoever buys, hires or otherwise obtains possession of any person under the age of 18 years -

with intent that such person shall at any age be employed or used for the purpose of prostitution or illicit intercourse with any person or for any unlawfully and immoral purpose; or

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knowing it to be likely that such person will at any age be employed or used for any such purpose, shall be punisfieawith imprisoiiiiient for a term not exceeding myears and whipping with not less than 12 strokes.

Explanation I -

Any prostitute, or any person keeping or managing a brothel, who buys, hires or otherwise obtains possession of a female under the age of 18 years shall, until the contrary is proved, be presumed to have obtained possession of such female with the intent that she shall be used for the purpose of prostitution.

Explanation 2 - "Illicit intercourse'' has the same meaning as in section 372.

Importing for purposes of prostitution etc.