In a male dominated society like India , most of women have been facing exploitation and oppression at every step of their lives.
Acid attack is one of the most heinous crime against women. it is senseless crime that has no place in this country. An acid attacks involves the pre meditated throwing of acid on victim usually on her face. In addition to causing psychological trauma , acid attack results in severe pain, permanent disfigurement , subsequent infection and often blinding in one or both eyes. An attack of revenge , acid attack are experienced mostly by women and children as way of permanent damaging and dishonuring individual.
Every few days there are report of acids beings thrown at some girl in some part of this vast country.in the nation capital new Delhi received 56 complaints of acids attacks in the first quarter of 2013.
Reasons: Perpetrators commit acid attack for a number of reason include revenge for
refusal of a marriage proposal or other romantic or sexual advances land disputes precieved dishonour and jealously. 80% of attack however occurred as an outraged response from a man whose marriage proposal had been rejected.
As was the case for 25 year old Laxami who was attacked in 2005 when she was just 16 , disfiguring her permanently. her attacker a friend's 32 year old brother planned tom use the acid to destroy laxami 's face after she refused respond to his marriage proposal. where most victims hide their face ,the laxami was courageous in taking a public stand against aid violence . such courage has led her to be successful in petitioning the S.C to order the Indian government to regulate the sale of acid and to support women in successfully prosecuting their attacks.
Meanwhile in neighbour Bangladesh there is evidence the stricker laws leads to fewer attacks. There those charged with committing an acid attack are eligible for death penalty and the sale of acids is strictly regulated.as a result of Bangladesh saw a decline in acid attacks between 2002 and 2013 while India saw a rise.
Until march 2013 an acid attack was not even a separate punishable offence under indian law. in april 2013 followed the fatal gang rape of delhi student in December . previously acid attacks were prosecuted as general act of violence and courts are free rein to issue sentences.
Every few days there are report of acids beings thrown at some girl in some part of this vast country.in the nation capital new Delhi received 56 complaints of acids attacks in the first quarter of 2013.
Reasons: Perpetrators commit acid attack for a number of reason include revenge for
refusal of a marriage proposal or other romantic or sexual advances land disputes precieved dishonour and jealously. 80% of attack however occurred as an outraged response from a man whose marriage proposal had been rejected.
As was the case for 25 year old Laxami who was attacked in 2005 when she was just 16 , disfiguring her permanently. her attacker a friend's 32 year old brother planned tom use the acid to destroy laxami 's face after she refused respond to his marriage proposal. where most victims hide their face ,the laxami was courageous in taking a public stand against aid violence . such courage has led her to be successful in petitioning the S.C to order the Indian government to regulate the sale of acid and to support women in successfully prosecuting their attacks.
way you don't just kill a women but condemn her to something which worse a living death a life time in hell on earth . the painful consequences of acid burns are well known. skin tissues melts bones dissolve and one's eye are reduced to hollow socket.
How can this stopped:
one of the casual factor of increasing incidence of acid attacks in the absence of the law regulating the sale of acid to common people . Acids found easely and cheaply across the country are increasingly being used as weapon against women.. by putting curbs on the sale of acid can be stopped it.
Legal provision regarding acid attacks in India:
Until march 2013 an acid attack was not even a separate punishable offence under indian law. in april 2013 followed the fatal gang rape of delhi student in December . previously acid attacks were prosecuted as general act of violence and courts are free rein to issue sentences.
In march the government passed a law that for the first time created criminal charge specifically for stalking , voyeurism , acid attacks.
For the first time 226th report of law commission of india has suggested the introduction of sec.326 A and 326 B into INDIAN PENAL CODE deal specifically with acid attacks.
SEC. 326 A: VOLUNTARILY CAUSING GRIEVOUS HURT BY USE OF ACID,ETC:
whoever cause permanent or partial damage or deformity to or burns or maims or disfigure or disable any parts of the body of a person or cause e grievous hurt by throwing acids on or by administrated acid to that person or by using any other means with the intention of causing or with the knowledge that he is likely to cause such injury or hurt shall be either description for a term which shall not be less than 10 years but which may extend to life imprisonment for life and with fine.
such fine shall be just and reasonable to meet the medical expenses of the treatment of the victim and such fine shall be paid to victim .
SEC.326 B: VOLUNTARILY THROWING OR ATTEMPTING TO THROW ACID :
whoever throw or attempt to throw acid or any person or attempt to administer acid to any person or attempts to use any other means , with the intention of causing permanent or partial damages or deformity or burns or maiming or disfiguring or disability ,that person shall be punished of either description for a term which shall not less than 5 years but which may extend to 7 years and shall also liable to fine.
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