Women’s Charter 1961 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 11 · Offences Against Women and Girls
150. Termination of tenancy of places on conviction for permitting use as brothel, etc.
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Upon the conviction of the occupier of any place for any offence under section 147(1) or (2) or 148(1), (2) or (3) in respect of the place, the owner of the place must within one month require the person so convicted to deliver up possession of the place to the owner, and in the event of the person so convicted failing within one month of being so required to deliver up possession as aforesaid, the owner of the place is entitled to terminate the lease or contract of tenancy but without prejudice to the rights or remedies of any party to the lease or contract accrued before the date of such termination.
place
“place” means any building, house, office, flat, room or cubicle or any part thereof, and any open or enclosed space and includes a ship, boat or any vessel, whether afloat or not, and any vehicle;
Where the owner of any place has terminated the lease or contract of tenancy in accordance with subsection (1) and the occupier has not delivered up possession of the place after such termination, a Magistrate’s Court may, on the application of the owner, make a summary order for the delivery of possession of the place to the owner.
If the occupier disobeys any order made by a Magistrate’s Court under subsection (2), the occupier shall be liable to the penalty prescribed in that behalf in section 188 of the Penal Code 1871.