Lok Sabha Question No. 2405 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-04
Subject: Acid Attacks
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: SHANTA KUMAR, VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK, RENUKA BUTTA, GOPAL CHINAYYA SHETTY, JAYADEV GALLA

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2405

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 04 TH AUGUST, 2015/ SHRAVANA13, 1937 (Saka)

**ACID ATTACKS**

2405. 	SHRI SHANTA KUMAR:

SHRI VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK:

SHRIMATI BUTTA RENUKA:

SHRI GOPAL SHETTY:

SHRI JAYADEV GALLA:

(a) whether acid attacks on women and girl children are on the rise in the country;

(b) if so, the total number of such cases reported and women/girl children died/injured, accused arrested and the action taken against the guilty separately during each of the last three years and the current

year, State-wise;

(c) the efforts made for the rehabilitation of such victims along with the financial assistance provided for medical treatment to the victims during the said period, Statewise;

(d) whether the Supreme Court has issued any directive to the Union Government and the private hospitals to treat acid attack victims free of cost;

(e) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Union Government and the private hospitals in this regard;

(f) whether the Union Government has any proposal to impose ban on the sale of acid and stringent legal provisions in view of increasing incidents of acid attacks in the country and if so, the details thereof; and

(g) the details of advisories issued by the Union Government to State Governments and police departments to curb the cases of acid attacks and to set up Special Courts to ensure speedy trial of such victims?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

(SHRI HARIBHAI PARATHIBHAI CHAUDHARY)

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(a) & (b): As per information provided by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), State-wise details of cases reported and number of women victims (including girl children) grievously injured under acid attack and action taken against guilty persons i.e. persons arrested, persons charge sheeted and persons convicted during 2012-2014 are given at Annexure I and Annexure –II respectively, showing a rising trend. Data on acid attacks on girl children and women died are not maintained centrally.

(c), (d), (e), (f) & (g)

Ministry of Women and Child Development is implementing a scheme since 1 st April, 2015 named ‘One Stop Centre for Women’ to facilitate and  provide medical aid, police assistance, legal counseling and temporary shelter & women affected by violence including victims of acid attack.

The Hon’ble Supreme Court while adjudicating in W.P.(Crl) 129 of 2006; Laxmi Vs. Union of India on 06.02.2015, directed the Government to simplify the procedural aspects of Section 357C of Criminal Procedure Code (Cr.P.C) pertaining to payment of the hospitilaztion, medical treatment, etc. in case of acid attack victims.

In accordance with the direction of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Writ Petition (Criminal) 129 of 2006;

Laxmi vs Union of India, a joint meeting by the Union Home Secretary and Union Health Secretary with all States/UTs was convened on 14 th March, 2015 to discuss on the directions of the Hon’ble Supreme Court on treatment and compensation of the acid attack victims.

The Ministry of Home Affairs has enacted Criminal Law (Amendment) Act 2013 which has incorporated specific provisions not only to deal with acid attack cases i.e. Section 326A and 326B of Indian Penal Code (IPC) but also providing compensation to victims of acid attack victims i.e. Sections 357A, 357B and 357C of the Criminal Procedure Code (Cr.P.C.).

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A new section 166B in Indian Penal (IPC) has also been inserted to provide for punishment upto one year, in case the hospitals (public or private) do not provide first aid or medical treatment, free of cost, to the victims of acid attack.

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has also issued an advisory on 02.05.2013 to all the States and UTs for providing free medical treatment to the acid attack victims.

The Ministry of Home Affairs has issued detailed  advisories on  “Measures to be taken to prevent acid attacks on people and for treatment and rehabilitation of survivors” on 30 th August, 2013 & “on expediting cases of acid attack on women” on 20 th April, 2015 to all States/UTs. The advisories are available in Ministry of Home Affairs website

[www.mha.nic.in/sites/upload\_files/mha/files/AdvisoryAfterSupremeCourtOrderInLaxmCase\_Short.pdf](http://www.mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/AdvisoryAfterSupremeCourtOrderInLaxmCase_Short.pdf) & [mha.nic.in/sites/upload\_files/mha/files/AdvisoryAcidAttackWomen\_220415.pdf](http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/AdvisoryAcidAttackWomen_220415.pdf)

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| **State/UT wise cases registered and number of women victims under Acid Attack on Women (grevious hurt) during 2012-2014 (Provisional)** |                                  |                                  |                                  |                                  |                                  |                                  |                                  |                                  |                                  |
| **Sl. No.**                                                                                                                              | **States/Uts**                   | **2012**                         |                                  |                                  | **2013**                         |                                  | **2014**                         |                                  |                                  |
|                                                                                                                                          |                                  | **Cases Registered**             |                                  | **No. of Women Victims**         | **Cases Registered**             | **No. of Women Victims**         | **Cases Registered**             | **No. of Victims**               |                                  |
| 1                                                                                                                                        | ANDHRA PRADESH                   | 6                                | 6                                | 6                                | NR                               | NR                               | 5                                | 6                                |                                  |
| 2                                                                                                                                        | ARUNACHAL  PRADESH               | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                |                                  |
| 3                                                                                                                                        | ASSAM                            | 1                                | 1                                | 4                                | 1                                | 3                                | 0                                | 0                                |                                  |
| 4                                                                                                                                        | BIHAR                            | 10                               | 10                               | 12                               | 7                                | 7                                | 4                                | 4                                |                                  |
| 5                                                                                                                                        | CHHATTISGARH                     | 3                                | 3                                | 3                                | 2                                | 5                                | 1                                | 1                                |                                  |
| 6                                                                                                                                        | GOA                              | 1                                | 1                                | 2                                | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                |                                  |
| 7                                                                                                                                        | GUJARAT                          | 4                                | 4                                | 5                                | 10                               | 13                               | 6                                | 6                                |                                  |
| 8                                                                                                                                        | HARYANA                          | 6                                | 6                                | 8                                | 3                                | 5                                | 12                               | 13                               |                                  |
| 9                                                                                                                                        | HIMACHAL PRADESH                 | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                | 1                                | 1                                | 1                                | 1                                |                                  |
| 10                                                                                                                                       | JAMMU & KASHMIR                  | 3                                | 3                                | 3                                | 2                                | 2                                | 2                                | 2                                |                                  |
| 11                                                                                                                                       | JHARKHAND                        | 2                                | 2                                | 3                                | 2                                | 2                                | 2                                | 3                                |                                  |
| 12                                                                                                                                       | KARNATAKA                        | 2                                | 2                                | 2                                | 4                                | 4                                | 3                                | 3                                |                                  |
| 13                                                                                                                                       | KERALA                           | 2                                | 2                                | 2                                | 3                                | 3                                | 4                                | 4                                |                                  |
| 14                                                                                                                                       | MADHYA PRADESH                   | 6                                | 6                                | 7                                | 6                                | 8                                | 14                               | 20                               |                                  |
| 15                                                                                                                                       | MAHARASHTRA                      | 3                                | 3                                | 3                                | 7                                | 8                                | 5                                | 5                                |                                  |
| 16                                                                                                                                       | MANIPUR                          | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                |                                  |
| 17                                                                                                                                       | MEGHALAYA                        | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                |                                  |
| 18                                                                                                                                       | MIZORAM                          | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                |                                  |
| 19                                                                                                                                       | NAGALAND                         | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                | 1                                | 1                                | 0                                | 0                                |                                  |
| 20                                                                                                                                       | ODISHA                           | 2                                | 2                                | 3                                | 1                                | 1                                | 9                                | 10                               |                                  |
| 21                                                                                                                                       | PUNJAB                           | 4                                | 4                                | 4                                | 10                               | 10                               | 15                               | 17                               |                                  |
| 22                                                                                                                                       | RAJASTHAN                        | 5                                | 5                                | 5                                | 6                                | 10                               | 6                                | 6                                |                                  |
| 23                                                                                                                                       | SIKKIM                           | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                | 2                                | 2                                |                                  |
| 24                                                                                                                                       | TAMIL NADU                       | 1                                | 1                                | 1                                | 4                                | 5                                | 6                                | 13                               |                                  |
| 25                                                                                                                                       | TELANGANA                        | -                                | -                                | -                                | -                                | -                                | 1                                | 1                                |                                  |
| 26                                                                                                                                       | TRIPURA                          | 1                                | 1                                | 1                                | 0                                | 0                                | 4                                | 4                                |                                  |
| 27                                                                                                                                       | UTTAR PRADESH                    | 11                               | 11                               | 15                               | 41                               | 41                               | 42                               | 43                               |                                  |
| 28                                                                                                                                       | UTTARAKHAND                      | 3                                | 3                                | 3                                | 1                                | 1                                | 0                                | 0                                |                                  |
| 29                                                                                                                                       | WEST BENGAL                      | NR                               | NR                               | NR                               | NR                               | NR                               | 39                               | 41                               |                                  |
|                                                                                                                                          | **TOTAL (STATES)**               | **76**                           |                                  | **92**                           | **112**                          | **130**                          | **183**                          | **205**                          |                                  |
| 30                                                                                                                                       | A&N ISLANDS                      | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                |                                  |
| 31                                                                                                                                       | CHANDIGARH                       | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                | 1                                | 1                                | 0                                | 0                                |                                  |
| 32                                                                                                                                       | D&N HAVELI                       | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                |                                  |
| 33                                                                                                                                       | DAMAN & DIU                      | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                |                                  |
| 34                                                                                                                                       | DELHI UT                         | 8                                | 8                                | 8                                | 15                               | 16                               | 20                               | 20                               |                                  |
| 35                                                                                                                                       | LAKSHADWEEP                      | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                |                                  |
| 36                                                                                                                                       | PUDUCHERRY                       | 1                                | 1                                | 1                                | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                |                                  |
|                                                                                                                                          | **TOTAL (Uts)**                  | **9**                            |                                  | **9**                            | **16**                           | **17**                           | **20**                           | **20**                           |                                  |
|                                                                                                                                          | **TOTAL (ALL-INDIA)**            | **85**                           |                                  | **101**                          | **128**                          | **147**                          | **203**                          | **225**                          |                                  |
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| **State/UT wise persons arrested(PAR), persons charge sheeted (PCS) and persons convicted (PCV) under Acid Attack on Women (grevious hurt) Reported During 2012-2014** |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |         |         |
|                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                       | **2012**                                                                              |                                                                                       | **2013**                                                                              |                                                                                       | **2014#$**                                                                            |         |         |
| **Sl. No.**                                                                                                                                                            | **States/Uts**                                                                        | **PAR**                                                                               | **PCS**                                                                               | **PAR**                                                                               | **PCS**                                                                               | **PAR**                                                                               | **PCS** | **PCV** |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                      | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                        | 5                                                                                     | 4                                                                                     | NR                                                                                    | NR                                                                                    | 7                                                                                     | 9       | 6       |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                      | ARUNACHAL  PRADESH                                                                    | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0       | 0       |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                      | ASSAM                                                                                 | 6                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 3                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0       | 0       |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                      | BIHAR                                                                                 | 17                                                                                    | 16                                                                                    | 16                                                                                    | 16                                                                                    | 3                                                                                     | 0       | 0       |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                      | CHHATTISGARH                                                                          | 3                                                                                     | 6                                                                                     | 2                                                                                     | 2                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0       | 0       |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                      | GOA                                                                                   | 1                                                                                     | 1                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0       | 0       |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                      | GUJARAT                                                                               | 6                                                                                     | 6                                                                                     | 15                                                                                    | 15                                                                                    | 4                                                                                     | 4       | 0       |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                      | HARYANA                                                                               | 15                                                                                    | 15                                                                                    | 2                                                                                     | 1                                                                                     | 9                                                                                     | 9       | 1       |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                      | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                      | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 1                                                                                     | 1                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0       | 0       |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                     | JAMMU & KASHMIR                                                                       | 2                                                                                     | 2                                                                                     | 4                                                                                     | 1                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0       | 0       |
| 11                                                                                                                                                                     | JHARKHAND                                                                             | 5                                                                                     | 5                                                                                     | 2                                                                                     | 2                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 1       | 1       |
| 12                                                                                                                                                                     | KARNATAKA                                                                             | 2                                                                                     | 2                                                                                     | 9                                                                                     | 9                                                                                     | 4                                                                                     | 4       | 0       |
| 13                                                                                                                                                                     | KERALA                                                                                | 2                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 2                                                                                     | 1                                                                                     | 1                                                                                     | 1       | 0       |
| 14                                                                                                                                                                     | MADHYA PRADESH                                                                        | 9                                                                                     | 9                                                                                     | 10                                                                                    | 10                                                                                    | 7                                                                                     | 7       | 0       |
| 15                                                                                                                                                                     | MAHARASHTRA                                                                           | 3                                                                                     | 3                                                                                     | 5                                                                                     | 4                                                                                     | 1                                                                                     | 1       | 0       |
| 16                                                                                                                                                                     | MANIPUR                                                                               | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0       | 0       |
| 17                                                                                                                                                                     | MEGHALAYA                                                                             | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0       | 0       |
| 18                                                                                                                                                                     | MIZORAM                                                                               | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0       | 0       |
| 19                                                                                                                                                                     | NAGALAND                                                                              | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 1                                                                                     | 1                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0       | 0       |
| 20                                                                                                                                                                     | ODISHA                                                                                | 7                                                                                     | 7                                                                                     | 3                                                                                     | 3                                                                                     | 6                                                                                     | 6       | 0       |
| 21                                                                                                                                                                     | PUNJAB                                                                                | 10                                                                                    | 3                                                                                     | 14                                                                                    | 13                                                                                    | 4                                                                                     | 4       | 0       |
| 22                                                                                                                                                                     | RAJASTHAN                                                                             | 6                                                                                     | 6                                                                                     | 17                                                                                    | 17                                                                                    | 2                                                                                     | 2       | 0       |
| 23                                                                                                                                                                     | SIKKIM                                                                                | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0       | 0       |
| 24                                                                                                                                                                     | TAMIL NADU                                                                            | 1                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 7                                                                                     | 5                                                                                     | 9                                                                                     | 5       | 0       |
| 25                                                                                                                                                                     | TELANGANA                                                                             | -                                                                                     | -                                                                                     | -                                                                                     | -                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0       | 0       |
| 26                                                                                                                                                                     | TRIPURA                                                                               | 1                                                                                     | 1                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 1                                                                                     | 1       | 1       |
| 27                                                                                                                                                                     | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                         | 18                                                                                    | 18                                                                                    | 60                                                                                    | 66                                                                                    | 63                                                                                    | 51      | 2       |
| 28                                                                                                                                                                     | UTTARAKHAND                                                                           | 2                                                                                     | 2                                                                                     | 2                                                                                     | 2                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0       | 0       |
| 29                                                                                                                                                                     | WEST BENGAL                                                                           | NR                                                                                    | NR                                                                                    | NR                                                                                    | NR                                                                                    | 17                                                                                    | 17      | 0       |
|                                                                                                                                                                        | **TOTAL (STATES)**                                                                    | **121**                                                                               | **106**                                                                               | **175**                                                                               | **169**                                                                               | **138**                                                                               | **122** | **11**  |
| 30                                                                                                                                                                     | A&N ISLANDS                                                                           | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0       | 0       |
| 31                                                                                                                                                                     | CHANDIGARH                                                                            | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 1                                                                                     | 1                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0       | 0       |
| 32                                                                                                                                                                     | D&N HAVELI                                                                            | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0       | 0       |
| 33                                                                                                                                                                     | DAMAN & DIU                                                                           | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0       | 0       |
| 34                                                                                                                                                                     | DELHI UT*                                                                             | 10                                                                                    | 10                                                                                    | 13                                                                                    | 10                                                                                    | 16                                                                                    | 13      | 1       |
| 35                                                                                                                                                                     | LAKSHADWEEP                                                                           | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0       | 0       |
| 36                                                                                                                                                                     | PUDUCHERRY                                                                            | 1                                                                                     | 1                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0       | 0       |
|                                                                                                                                                                        | **TOTAL (UTs)**                                                                       | **11**                                                                                | **11**                                                                                | **14**                                                                                | **11**                                                                                | **16**                                                                                | **13**  | **1**   |
|                                                                                                                                                                        | **TOTAL (ALL-INDIA)**                                                                 | **132**                                                                               | **117**                                                                               | **189**                                                                               | **180**                                                                               | **154**                                                                               | **135** | **12**  |
| # implies data on persons convicted started from 2014.                                                                                                                 | # implies data on persons convicted started from 2014.                                | # implies data on persons convicted started from 2014.                                | # implies data on persons convicted started from 2014.                                |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |         |         |
| $ implies Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are carried out from erstwhile Andhra Pradesh.                                                                                  | $ implies Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are carried out from erstwhile Andhra Pradesh. | $ implies Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are carried out from erstwhile Andhra Pradesh. | $ implies Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are carried out from erstwhile Andhra Pradesh. | $ implies Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are carried out from erstwhile Andhra Pradesh. | $ implies Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are carried out from erstwhile Andhra Pradesh. | $ implies Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are carried out from erstwhile Andhra Pradesh. |         |         |
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