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CRL.A. 1026/2013 and Crl.M.B.No.3293/2015
HASEENA Appellant Represented by: Mr.K.K.Sud, Sr.Advocate with
Mr.C.P.Nautiyal and Mr.Honey Khanna, Advocates.
State with SI Padam Singh, PS Kamla Market.
VARSHA Petitioner Represented by: Mr.K.K.Sud, Sr.Advocate with
Mr.C.P.Nautiyal and Mr.Honey Khanna, Advocates. .
SI Padam Singh, PS Kamla Market.
17.05.2016
ORDER
1. The prayer in the writ petition, that is, W.P.(Crl.) No.962/2013 is for quashing ofthe order under Section 18 ofthe Immoral Traffic (Prevention) CRL.A. 1026/2013 and W.P.(CRL) 962/2013 2016:DHC:9079 til Act, 1956 (in short 'ITP Act') passed on the order on sentence dated 6 June, 2013 in Sessions Case No.77/12 arising out of case FIR No.136/09 and directions not to carry out forcible eviction ofthe petitioner.
3. When the petition came up for hearing before this Court on 7 June, 2013, the vires of Section 18 of the ITP Act was under challenge in a writ petition. The said writ petition has been decided by the Division Bench of this Court in the decision reported as 226 (2016) DLT 457 (DB) Nitu & Ors. vs. Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Ors. The Division Bench has upheld the constitutional validity of Section 18 ofthe ITP Act.
4. In view of the judgment of the Division Bench in Nitu & Ors. (supra) wherein the constitutional validity of Section 18 of the ITP Act has been upheld, which is also challenged in the present writ petition also, writ petition and the application are dismissed. CRL.A. 1026/2013 and CrI.M.B.No.3293/2015 At request of learned counsel for the appellant matter be retained on the Board.