Ans: Reprieve: It implies a stay of the execution of a sentence (especially that of death) for a temporary period. Its purpose is to enable the convict to have time to seek pardon or commutation from the President. Reprieve is a stay of execution of sentence of a temporary period.
Ans: There is an act called Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act , 1956 also known as Suppression of Immoral Traffic, 1956. Under Immoral Traffic (Suppression) Act, 1956, the prostitution is legal. According to this act, the prostitutes can practise their trades privately but cannot legally solicit customers in public. It mentions sexual exploitation or abuse of persons for commercial purposes. It is also not an offense under the IPC. Even though it is said that sex work is legal but running a brothel is not legal.
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