Any person over the age of
eighteen years who knowingly lives, wholly or in part, on the earnings of the prostitution of any
other person shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, or
with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both, and where such earnings relate
to the prostitution of a child or a minor, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term of not
less than seven years and not more than ten years..
By a court in India of an offence punishable under this Act or punishable under Section 363,
Section 365, Section 366, Section 366-A, Section 366-B, Section 367, Section 368, Section 370,
Section 371, Section 372 or Section 373 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860), with
imprisonment for a term of two years or up wards