https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168373 Section 3(1) of the Suppression of Immoral Traffic in Women and Girls Act, 1956 was construed as requiring mandatory punishment of rigorous imprisonment for not less than one year and not more than three years, together with fine, on conviction for a first offence. The phrase "shall be punishable" was read with the penal wording and the use of "and" to show that the legislature intended both components of sentence to follow conviction. The court rejected the view that imprisonment could be replaced by fine alone, holding that judicial discretion did not extend to dispensing with the statutory imprisonment requirement. en-us Thu, 09 Dec 1965 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 24 Feb 2015 14:30:27 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168373 Section 3(1) of the Suppression of Immoral Traffic in Women and Girls Act, 1956 was construed as requiring mandatory punishment of rigorous imprisonment for not less than one year and not more than three years, together with fine, on conviction for a first offence. The phrase "shall be punishable" was read with the penal wording and the use of "and" to show that the legislature intended both components of sentence to follow conviction. The court rejected the view that imprisonment could be replaced by fine alone, holding that judicial discretion did not extend to dispensing with the statutory imprisonment requirement. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 09 Dec 1965 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168373