In force · As amended up to 2026-08
3. Act not to apply to certain institutions .―Nothing in this Act shall apply to―
(a) any hostel or boarding house attached to, or controlled or recognised by, an educational institution; or
(b) any protective home established under the Suppression of Immoral Traffic in Women and Girls Act, 1956 (104 of 1956); or
(c) any reformatory, certified or other school, or any home or workhouse, governed by any enactment for the time being in force.
Source: India Code