Cruelty to Women (Deterrent Punishment) Ordinance, 1983 | Case Reference

Possession of women

The two explanations appended to section 5 of the Ordinance make it abundantly clear that a possession of a woman obtained through import or export or sale or hire with the intent that such woman might be employed or used for the purpose of prostitution shall be presumed. until the contrary is proved, that such possession was for the purpose of prostitution-Cruelty to Women (Deterrent Punishment) Ordinance, 1983 S.5

Motaleb and others Vs. The State, 14 BLD(HCD)286