Introduction
: Acid attacks are one among the heinous crimes
done against the women, and children. A few but very less cases occur against
men too, which again remain a source of worry. Acid attacks are server as these
cause irreversible damage to the body, enormous amount of pain which is both
physical and psychological. DOWNLOAD APP
Present
Scenario in India- The Latest report
of National Crime Bureau – 2016 recorded 283 incidents of acid attack. 26% of these acid attacks were from West
Bengal State, while 56 cases were from Uttar Pradesh.
Acid attack
is often use for revenge against a woman who denies to accept the love
proposal, or by husbands to victimize their wives and children.
Reasons
for Acid Attacks- The main reason for acid attacks remains that
availability of acid in the Market. There are numerous ways to get acid, some
of them are as follow-
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Regularity
Failures – Even though there has been ban on the sale of the acid, yet acid
remains available which indicates the regulatory failures
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Substitute
or alternative of acids are available in hardware shops
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Acid
is so widely available even in those areas where electricity has not reached
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Pilfering
(means – stealing) of the chemicals- Nitric acid is used for refining gold. Some
workers steal a small amount of chemical and sell it for few bucks without
thinking that it may lead someone to life time agony.
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Acid
is used in garment factory- Acid is used
widely and remains available from one source or from another.
Preventive
Measures- Upto 2013 the Punishment for such a heinous crime
was only 3 years of jail. Later the Ciminal Law Amendment Act 2013 was passed and
two news sections – 326A and 326 B were added in IPC (Indian Penal Code). These
sactions lay down punishment for attempted acid throwing which includes minimum 5 to 7 years of Jail.
In Laxmi Vs Union of India case the Supreme Court has laid down the clear guidelines on ‘Compensation to be paid’. Yet in states efforts are there to dilute such provisions.
In Laxmi Vs Union of India case the Supreme Court has laid down the clear guidelines on ‘Compensation to be paid’. Yet in states efforts are there to dilute such provisions.
A way
ahead- The
problem still persists in society where victims are sometimes feel difficult to
get the compensation, medical treatment and in some cases their own families
abandon them. It is a governance failure for sure but more than that it is a
moral failure which exists in societies, where women is treated as subordinate.
To gain control over her remains the utmost priority, in such society such heinous
crimes will be occurring. To bring the change more moral education should be
spread with the help of NGO’s and adding these topics in educational schedule. Bangladesh
effective tackled with the menace of acid attacks, so certain lessons can be
learnt from neighbour.
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