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Acid Attacks
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On May 1,
2008
National
Commission
for Women
submitted
its report
to GoI
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The
commission
has
recommended
severe
punishment
for
perpetrators
of acid
attacks in
the draft
law on the
subject
·
It has
rejected the
existing IPC
provisions
that treat
acid attacks
as any other
form of
“serious
injury” and
punish the
accused with
a maximum of
seven years’
rigorous
imprisonment
·
Right now,
such attacks
are dealt
with under
Section 326
IPC,
which
encompasses
all forms of
serious
injury.
·
NCW draft
law proposes
life
imprisonment
in the worst
cases of
attacks.
·
NCW has
proposed
four
amendments
in IPC
·
The new
draft Bill
titled, “Prevention
of Offences
(by Acids)
Act 2008”,
provides for
major
criminal law
amendments
to IPC by
proposing
two new
sections -
Section 326
(A) to deal
with the act
of throwing
acid on
someone and
Section 326
(B) to deal
with the
attempt of
throwing
acid.
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Girja Vyas
is NCW
chairperson
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