(l)Arry person who keeps or manqges, or acts or cssisrs ln ,he keeping or management of, a brothel shall be puntshable on ,(irstconuiction taith igorous impisonmentr Jor a term of not less than one gear and not more than thrie gears r.nd also with fine uhich mag ertend. to ttto thousand tupees and n th.e euent of ct second or subsequent conuiction, uith rigorous impnsonment for a tefln of not less than tLUo gears an,7 not more than ftue gears and also tuith fne tLthich mag extend. to t.ruo t'.housand rupees.(2)Any person uho-(a)being the tenant, lessee, occupier or person in charge oy ang premises, us€,s, or knouinglg allotts ang other person to sue, such premises or anA part thereof as <t brothel, or(b)being the oruner, lessor or tGndlord of any premises or the agent of such owner,lessor or landlord, lets the same or anV part thereof Luith the knoutledge that the- same or ang paft thereof is intended to be usecl as a brothel, or is tuilfutlg a partA to the use oJ such premis<:s or ong part thereof as a brothet.Sha be punishable on fi.rst conuic.tton uith imprisonment for a term uhtch mag erter|d. to tLUo gears and with fine which mag ertend to two thousand ntpees and in the euent of a second. or subsequett conuictiort, LUitlL )igorous impisonment for a tenn uhich nag ertend to fi.uegears qnd also uith fine.(3)Notluithstanding anyt htrtg contained in ang other lata for the time being in force on conviction of ang person referred to in clause (a) or cLause (b) of sub-se;ction (2) of any offence under that sub section in resltect of anu premises or anA part ttrcreof, ang lease or agreenrcnt under uthich such premises haue been leased out or are h.eld or occttpied at the time of the commission oj the offence, shall become uoid and inoperatiue uith effect from thi date of the said c<>nviction.
