The issue of acid attack has been taken seriously and on priority basis by Government of India to prevent the incidents of acid attack, provide treatment & compensation to victims.
- Criminal Law Act 2013 has provided specific provisions on acid attack as an offence, along with punitive measures to deal with non compliance on
- cases no registration of crime and
- non treatment to victims of several offences.
- Even Honourable Supreme Court, has also issued a series of directions under W.P. (Criminal)129 of 2006 ; Laxmi minor vs. Union of India to take proactive measures on regulation of sale of acids;
- Providing free treatment to the acid attack victim and disbursing compensation of 3 Lakhs to the acid attack survivor. Hence states must take proactive measures to expedite investigation, trial of the acid attack cases and bring them under a definite time frame. States/UTs which have framed or are in the process of framing VCS would also need to implement the direction of the Supreme Court whereby acid attack victims should be paid compensation of at least Rs. 3 lakhs by the concerned State Government/Union Territory as the after care and rehabilitation cost. Out of this a sum of Rs 1 lakh shall be paid to such victim within 15 days of the occurrence of such incident (or being brought to the notice of the State Government/ Union Territory) to facilitate immediate medical attention and expenses in this regard. The balance sum of Rs. 2 lakhs should be paid as expeditiously as may be possible and positively within two months thereafter.
- To give immediate temporary relief to the victim, additional financial assistance of Rs. 1.00 lakh (over and above the amount provided under the Victim Compensation Scheme) to the victim of acid attacks. This additional Rs. 1.00 lakh is provided under the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund. Ministry of Home Affairs has also issued an advisory in this regard on 09.11.2016.
Detailed advisories are attached below :-
