gravity
of the offence of acid attacks.
Acid attacks are becoming a growing phenomenon in India. Laxmi's case is an
example of what ... available acids include Sulphuric acid, Hydrochloric acid
Hydrofluoric acid, Phospaic acid etc. Acids are used in laboratories and
factories/industries.
• In an acid attack
Section 114 B: Presumption as to acid attack- If a
person has thrown acid on, or administered acid
to, another person the court shall presume ... life.
Furthermore, if acid enters the eyes of the victim during
an attack, as is common in acid attack cases, it damages
these vital organs
were enacted in the year
2013, as the number of acid attack cases reported throughout the country was
increasing. Both Sections 326A and 326B ... provide severe punishment for
offenders involved in acid attack cases. In the instant case, there are five
victims, who are none other than the wife
neither effectively address the gravity of acid
attacks nor does it adequately help the acid attack survivors.
6. The petitioner submits that the failure ... acid attack victims by
constituting a panel of experts; to direct all private hospitals to provide
free treatment in acid attack cases and to have
victim of an acid attack is first
treated, should give a certificate that the
individual is a victim of an acid attack. This
certificate ... 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
accused has thrown acid on
him and his teacher. Due to the acid attack
on his teacher, acid also fell on him and his
teacher ... depicts "Acid attack is a serious problem all
over the world, even children are victims of acid attack in
many cases. In an Acid
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 ... acid attack
need to be observed. Usually vitriolage or acid attack has
transformed itself as a gender based violence. Acid attacks
not only cause damage
neither effectively address the
gravity of acid attacks nor does it adequately help the acid
attack survivors.
6. The petitioner submits that the failure ... acid
attack victims by constituting a panel of experts; to direct all
private hospitals to provide free treatment in acid attack cases
and to have
victim of an
acid attack is first treated, should give a certificate that the
individual is a victim of an acid attack. This certificate ... 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
only involving an allegation of an
Acid attack and it was not proved that an acid attack in fact took place.
15 He further submits ... Scheme is 'Acid
attack' and not 'Acid burn' and the Petitioner only received acid burns.
Thus, discretion was exercised awarding interim
