hearing; (c) locomotor disability including cerebral palsy, leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims and muscular dystrophy; (d) autism, intellectual disability, specific learning disability and mental
witness and injured in the incident as a
result of acid attack. She sustained acid burn injuries in the
incident. She deposed in her evidence ... Raju and Janu alias Janki Prasad also received injuries because
of acid attack. Faces of some of the persons were disfigured.
Hence, it is provided
pointed out that the petitioner's daughter is victim of acid
attack and had received serious injuries on the hand and legs
and that ... compensation of
Rs.3,00,000/- (Rupees three lakhs only) per acid
attack victim has not been fixed in some of the
States/Union Territories
care or services.
Since buying acid is simple, it is being used to settle most minor
disputes. An acid attack survivor needs surgeries throughout ... supply and distribution of acid. There have been many cases where the
victims of acid attack are made to sit at home owing to their
Judgment on : July 7, 2017
DEBANGSU BASAK, J.:-
An acid attack victim seeks compensation.
The claim for compensation is sought to be resisted on behalf ... respondents on the ground that, the incident of acid attack having
happened prior to the introduction of Section 357A to the Code of
Criminal Procedure
categorically averred that though the petitioner is a victim of acid attack
prior to the notification dated 02.05.2011 and has been availing the
treatment from ... acid
victims by the Women and Chid Development Department. The eligible
beneficiaries, as per this scheme, are only the victims who have faced acid
attack
issued to the private hospitals to give free treatment to the
acid attack victims, therefore, a direction may be issued to
the Vinayak Netralaya, Indore ... directed the Bombay Hospital, Indore to
extend free treatment to the acid attack victim. The relevant
paragraph of the order is reproduced below
Joymalya Bagchi, J. :-
The petitioner is a victim of acid attack and had suffered
serious injuries for which he was required to undergo medical
treatment ... petitioner, submits that compensation
payable to a victim of acid attack cannot be less than of
Rs.3,00,000/-.
I have considered the submissions
affidavit, the provisional figures for 2014 indicate that
there were 282 acid attacks in all the States. The majority of acid
attacks were ... acid attacks have taken place and the total number of
such attacks in the year 2014 provisionally is 27.
In all, therefore, 309 acid attacks
appellant of
throwing acid on the victim. With regard to the acid
attack on her by her appellant husband on the fateful
day, the victim ... appellant, he had
thrown acid on the victim and the victim succumbed to
her injury arising out of the acid attack. The trial court
sentenced
