Customers of S*x Workers Cannot Be Booked for Trafficking, Rules Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court has clarified that a customer of a s*x worker cannot be prosecuted for human trafficking under Section 370 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) merely for availing s*xual services. However, the Court held that such a person may face prosecution under Section 370A(2) IPC if it is proven that the s*x worker was a trafficked individual and the customer knew or had reason to believe so.