https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=284993 A municipal bye-law under Section 298 of the U.P. Municipalities Act, 1916 was treated as valid where it prohibited public prostitutes from residing in and keeping brothels within the entire municipal area, because the general rule-making power was read broadly and the specified area could extend to the full municipal limits if clearly defined. The article also notes that a person found on evidence to be a prostitute available for prostitution to others could be treated as a public prostitute for breach of the bye-law. On that reasoning, the convictions and related orders were maintained. en-us Tue, 01 Jan 1957 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 20 Dec 2019 14:16:30 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=284993 A municipal bye-law under Section 298 of the U.P. Municipalities Act, 1916 was treated as valid where it prohibited public prostitutes from residing in and keeping brothels within the entire municipal area, because the general rule-making power was read broadly and the specified area could extend to the full municipal limits if clearly defined. The article also notes that a person found on evidence to be a prostitute available for prostitution to others could be treated as a public prostitute for breach of the bye-law. On that reasoning, the convictions and related orders were maintained. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 01 Jan 1957 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=284993