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Acid Attacks, Known for Their Brutality & Life-altering Impact, Among Most Grievous Crimes: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court, while stressing on the seriousness of acid attack cases and their psychological impact, has underscored the pivotal role of the judiciary in deciding whether to grant or deny bail to the accused. In a recent ruling, Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma acknowledged that acid attacks, known for their brutality and life-altering consequences, send shockwaves through communities and …

Acid Attack Cases Most Grievous Crimes Which Send Shockwaves, Court’s Role In Deciding Accused's Bail Plea Vital: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that acid attack cases, “characterized by their sheer brutality and devastating consequences”, are among the most grievous crimes which send shockwaves through communities and thus, the role of a court in granting or denying bail to the accused is of vital significance.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma noted that such attacks often result in. The Delhi …

Equality Is Not Enough, Ensuring Equity In Acid Attack Legislation In India

Recently, the movie 'Chhapaak', based on the story of the acid-attack survivor Lakshmi, was released. SHE, THE VICTIM: ACID-ATTACKS AS A FORM OF GENDER-VIOLENCE The Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women was adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1979 and ratified by India in 1993.Under Article 1 of the CEDAW, 'discrimination against women' has been interpreted to …

Acid Attacks : How Indian Laws Have Evolved To Deal With This Crime?

Acid attack is a brutal act of throwing acid or equally abrasive substance, which is a violent form of assault on a person with an intention to torture or disfigure or even to kill. Earlier, in Laxmi v. Union of India & Ors., a PIL filed by Laxmi Agarwal, acid-attack survivor, where she pleaded to frame the regulations relating to …

The 'Acid' Undoubtedly A 'Corrosive' Substance Within The Meaning Of S.326 IPC: SC [Read Judgment]

"It needs hardly any emphasis that the act of causing grievous hurt by use of acid, by its very nature, is a gruesome and horrendous one, which, apart from causing severe bodily pain, leaves the scars and untold permanent miseries for the victim," noted Supreme Court while passing judgment in Omanakuttan v. The State of Kerala. With acid attack cases …

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