law: Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 
  3. Punishment for keeping a brothel or allowing premises
  
  to be used as a brothel 
  (1) Any person who keeps or manages, or acts or assist in the
  
  keeping or management of, a brothel shall he punishable on first conviction
  
  with rigorous imprisonment for a term of not less than one year and not more
  
  than three years and also with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees and
  
  in the event of a second or subsequent conviction; with rigorous imprisonment
  
  for a term of not less than two years and not more than five years and also
  
  with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees.
  (2) Any person who- 
  (a) being the tenant, lessee, occupier or
  
  person in charge of any premises, uses or knowingly allows any other person to use,
  
  such promises or any part thereof as a brothel, or
  (b) being the owner, lessor 
  
  or landlord of any premises or the agent of such owner, lessor 
  
  or landlord, lets the same or any part thereof with the knowledge that the same
  
  or any part thereof is intended to be used as a brothel or is willfully a party
  
  to the use of such premises or any part thereof as a brothel, shall be
  
  punishable on first conviction with imprisonment for a term which may extend to
  
  two years and with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees and in the
  
  event of a second or subsequent conviction, with rigorous imprisonment for a
  
  term which may extend to five years and also with fine.
   19  [(2A) For the purposes of sub-section (2), it shall be
  
  presumed, until the contrary is proved, that any person referred to in clause
  
  (a) or clause (b) of that sub-section, is knowingly allowing the premises or
  
  any part thereof to be used as a brothel or, as the case may be, has knowledge
  
  that the premises or any part thereof are being used as a brothel if, - 
  (a) a report is published in a newspaper
  
  having circulation in the area in which such person resides to the effect that
  
  the premises or any part thereof have been found to be used for prostitution as
  
  a result of a search made under this Act; or
  (b) a copy of the list of all things found
  
  during the search referred to in clause (a) is given to such person.]
  (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the
  
  time being in force, on conviction of any person referred to in clause (a) or
  
  clause (b) of sub-section (2) of any offence under that sub-section in respect
  
  of any premises or any part thereof, any lease or agreement under which such
  
  premises have been leased out or are held or occupied at the time of the
  
  commission of the offence, shall become void and inoperative with effect from
  
  the date of the said conviction.