(a) whether cases of acid attacks on women are on the rise in the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the existing legal provisions are sufficient to deter/prevent/check such criminal
acts; and
(d) if so the details thereof?
(a) whether cases of acid attacks on women are on the rise in the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the existing legal provisions are sufficient to deter/prevent/check such criminal
acts; and
(d) if so the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS(SHRI MULLAPPALLY RAMACHANDRAN)
(a) & (b): The National Crime Records Bureau and the Ministry of Women and Child
Development have informed that they do not have any data in this regard.
(c) & (d): A writ petition (Crl.) No.129 of 2006- Laxmi (minor) through her father vs.
Union of India and others has been filed in the Supreme Court of India. The prayers made in the
Writ Petition, inter alia, include to make an amendment in the Indian Penal Code and the
Criminal Procedure Code for dealing with acid attack as a special offence as according to
the petition the existing provisions are not enough. The Supreme Court of India has not yet
pronounced its verdict. The matter is sub-judice