Justice PG Ajithkumar noted that while the ITP Act does not define the word "procure", Section 5 of the Act penalises "procuring, inducing or taking person for the sake of prostitution".
"The principal object of the statute mentioned in the Statement of Objects and Reasons is to prevent commercialisation of the vices and trafficking among women and girls. The meaning of ‘procure’ given in Merriam Webster Dictionary is to get possession of, or to obtain something. Brothel Customer Can Be Booked Under Immoral Traffic Prevention Act for ‘Procuring Person for Prostitution’, Says Kerala High Court.