Reforming Immoral Trafficking prevention Act 1956 For Curbing Human Trafficking in India

Reforming Immoral Trafficking prevention Act 1956 For Curbing Human Trafficking in India

**Author – Pranali chintaman Padwe, student of RTMNU’S Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar college of law main branch Nagpur 

Introduction: Trafficking may be referred to as the dealing or trading in something illegally. This something in the scenario of humans is human trafficking. Human trafficking is a crime which violate all human rights.  It involves the Recruitment, movement and exploitation of human for profit. To fight with this problem, there is a legal framework in India, Like Article 23 of Indian Constitution, Immoral Trafficking (prevention)Act 1956, But still There are some barriers, in giving and taking justice in case of human trafficking. This incompetency of law to control human trafficking in India and provides preventive measures to address and deal with problem of human Trafficking needs reforms.

Incompetency of immoral trafficking prevention act 1956

To curb human trafficking in India, India introduced an Immoral Trafficking Prevention Act in 1956. The main aim of this act is to stop human trafficking in India. But there are many problems with the act – 

1. The immoral trafficking prevention act mostly deal with the problem related to prostitution but it ignores the other kind of human trafficking. 

2. The law introduced in 1956 still the human trafficking is not curbing due to lack of proper application 

3. There is no margin between the sex trafficking and prostitution in the act 

4. The cases of human trafficking are still rampant in India. The problem thus majorly lies somewhere on the enforcement of these litigation

5. There is no provision for protection of prostitutions right 

Conclusion

Every country in the world suffering from the problem of human trafficking as human are not a source of profit, to deal with this problem each country have their specific laws including India. Despite of the immoral trafficking prevention act 1956 human trafficking is not curbing in India due some incompetency which are discussed above. As the cases of human trafficking is increasing day by day and it much harmful for society which need attention and curbing. For this the immoral trafficking prevention act 1956 must have to reform as soon as possible which would cure the barriers between harm and justice. As yet there are various hurdles in the path that should be addressed by spreading awareness in society, by making investigation process more Sharp are some of the measures for crimes of human trafficking 

Suggestions

1. The reforms should be done in consideration that it will stop the crime before it happens 

2. The act should introduce other kind of human trafficking also 

3. New scheme should be introduced for the welfare of victims

4. The act should have a guideline for investigation officer and proper enforcement of law 

5. The margin should be made between prostitution and sex trafficking

6. The rights of prostitution must be considered while reforming the act

7. Society and law maker should show hostile feelings towards the problem of human trafficking, as it provides awareness in the vulnerable sector also. 

Reference

The immoral trafficking prevention act 1956 (104of 1956)