Lok Sabha Question No. 791 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-01
Subject: Acid Attacks
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: RITI PATHAK, KIRIT PREMJIBHAI SOLANKI, KINJARAPU RAM MOHAN NAIDU, RAJESHBHAI NARANBHAI CHUDASAMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.791

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 01 ST  MARCH, 2016/PHALGUNA 11, 1937 (SAKA)

ACID ATTACKS

791.

SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK: DR. KIRIT P. SOLANKI: SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU: SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (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, Statewise;
- (c)  the  details  of  steps  taken  for  the  rehabilitation  of  such  victims  and employment  benefits  given  along  with  the  financial  assistance  provided for medical treatment to the victims during the said period, State-wise;
- (d) whether the Government has issued any directive to hospitals to treat acid attack victims free of cost;
- (e)  if  so,  whether  the  Government  has  received  any  complaints  against the hospitals who have not treated the acid victims and if so, the details thereof and the action taken against such hospitals, State-wise;
- (f) whether the Government is contemplating awarding of life imprisonment or capital punishment in such cases by making amendment in the Criminal Procedure Code and if so, the details thereof; and
- (g)  the  manner  in  which  the  Government  is  ensuring  the  compliance  of guidelines issued on the sale of acid and the details of advisories issued by the Union Government to the 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)

- (a) & (b): As  per  information  provided by the National  Crime Records

## LS.US.Q.NO.791 FOR 01.03.2016

Bureau  (NCRB),  a  total  of  85,  128  and  137  cases  were  reported  under acid  attacks  on  women  (including  girl  children)  during  2012,  2013  and 2014 respectively showing a rising trend. State/UT wise cases registered,  cases  charge-sheeted,  cases  convicted,  persons  arrested, persons  charge-sheeted  and  persons  convicted   under  acid  attacks  on women  and  children  (including  girls)  during  2012-2014  is  enclosed  at Annexure-I.  The  latest  data  pertains  to  the  year  2014.  NCRB  does  not maintain  information  on  women/girls  children  died/injured  under  acid attacks separately.

(c): In order to augment the implementation of State Victim Compensation  Scheme,  a  decision  has  been  taken  to  set  up  a  Central Victim  Compensation  Fund  (CVCF)  with  an  initial  corpus  of  Rs.  200 crores  which  is  meant  for  tackling  crime/violence  against  women.  A provision  is  stipulated  to  provide  special  financial  assistance  upto  Rs 5.00 lakhs to the victims of acid attack to meet treatment expenses over and above the compensation paid by the respective States/UT Administrations.

The detailed guidelines are available at http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload\_files/mha/files/CVCFFuideliness\_141015.pdf

## LS.US.Q.NO.791 FOR 01.03.2016

(d) & (e): Ministry  of  Health  and  Family  Welfare  has  issued  Advisory dated 2.5.2013 regarding providing free medical treatment to acid attack victims and also a letter dated  20 th  May, 2015 wherein States/UTs have been  advised  to  take  a  serious  note  of  the  directions  of  the  Hon'ble Supreme Court with regard to treatment and payment of compensation to  acid  attack  victims  and  to  implement  these  directions  through  the issue of requisite orders/notifications. The private hospitals  are also to be  brought  on  board  for  compliance,  no  hospital/clinic  should  refuse treatment citing lack of specialized facilities, first-aid must be administered  to  the  victim  and  after  stabilization,  the  victim/patient could be shifted to a specialized facility for further treatment wherever required, action may be taken against hospital/clinic for refusal to treat victims  of  acid  attacks  and  other  crimes  in  contravention  of  the provisions of Section 357C of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.

(f): The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013 provides for punishment which may extend to life imprisonment under Section 326A of the Indian Penal Code for voluntarily causing grievous hurt by use of acid, etc.

## LS.US.Q.NO.791 FOR 01.03.2016

(g): Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  has  issued  advisories  dated  30 th   August, 2013 on Measures to be taken to prevent acid attacks on people and for treatment and  rehabilitation of survivors and another advisory dated 20 th April,  2015  on  expediting  cases  of  Acid  Attack  on  women  which  are available at http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload\_files/mha/files/AdvisoryAfterSupremeCourtO rderInLaxmCase\_Short.pdf

http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload\_files/mha/files/AdvisoryAcidAttackWomen\_2 20415.pdf

As  per  the  seventh  schedule  to  the  Constitution  of  India  `Police` and `Public Order` are State subjects and, as such, the  primary responsibility  of  prevention,  detection,  registration,  investigation  and prosecution  of  crime,  lies  with  the  State  Governments/  Union  Territory Administrations.

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## State/UT wise details on Acid Attack on Women Reported During 2012 to 2014

## Cases Registered (CR),  Women Victim (WMV),  Cases Chargesheeted (CS), Persons Arrested (PAR), Persons Chargesheeted (PCS)

| Sl. No.   | States/Uts        | CR   | WMV   | CS   | CV    | PAR   | PCS   | PCV   | CR   | WMV   | CS   | CV   | PAR   | PCS   | PCV    | CR   | WMV   | CS   | CV PAR   |     | PCS   | PCV   |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
|-----------|-------------------|------|-------|------|-------|-------|-------|-------|------|-------|------|------|-------|-------|--------|------|-------|------|----------|-----|-------|-------|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
| 1         | ANDHRAPRADESH     | 6    | 6     | 4    | -     | 5     | 4     | -     | NR   | NR    | NR   | -    | NR    | NR    | -      | 5    | 5     | 4    | 2        | 7   | 9     | 6     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
| 2         | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 0    | 0     | 0    | -     | 0     | 0     | -     | 0    | 0     | 0    | -    | 0     | 0     | -      | 0    | 0     | 0    | 0        | 0   | 0     | 0     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
| 3         | ASSAM             | 1    | 4     | 0    | -     | 6     | 0     | -     | 1    | 3     | 0    | -    | 3     | 0     | -      | 0    | 0     | 0    | 0        | 0   | 0     | 0     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
| 4         | BIHAR             | 10   | 12    | 10   | -     | 17    | 16    | -     | 7    | 7     | 5    | -    | 16    | 16    | -      | 2    | 2     | 0    | 0        | 3   | 0     | 0     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
| 5         | CHHATTISGARH      | 3    | 3     | 4    | -     | 3     | 6     | -     | 2    | 5     | 2    | -    | 2     | 2     | -      | 0    | 0     | 0    | 0        | 0   | 0     | 0     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
| 6         | GOA               | 1    | 2     | 1    | -     | 1     | 1     | -     | 0    | 0     | 0    | -    | 0     | 0     | -      | 0    | 0     | 0    | 0        | 0   | 0     | 0     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
| 7         | GUJARAT           | 4    | 5     | 4    | -     | 6     | 6     | -     | 10   | 13    | 10   | -    | 15    | 15    | -      | 5    | 5     | 4    | 0        | 4   | 4     | 0     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
| 8         | HARYANA           | 6    | 8     | 5    | -     | 15    | 15    | -     | 3    | 5     | 1    | -    | 2     | -     |        | 5    | 6     | 5    | 1        | 9   | 9     | 1     |    | 1  |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
| 9         | HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 0    | 0     | 0    | -     | 0     | 0     | -     | 1    | 1     | 1    | -    | 1     | 1     | -      | 0    | 0     | 0    | 0        | 0   | 0     | 0     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
| 10        | JAMMU& KASHMIR    | 3    | 3     | 2    | -     | 2     | 2     | -     | 2    | 2     | 1    | -    | 4     | 1     | -      | 1    | 1     | 0    | 0        | 0   | 0     | 0     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
| 11        | JHARKHAND         | 2    | 3     | 2    | -     | 5     | 5     | -     | 2    | 2     | 2    | -    | 2     | 2     | -      | 1    | 1     |      | 1        | 0   | 1     | 1     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    | 1  |    |    |    |
| 12        | KARNATAKA         | 2    | 2     | 2    | -     | 2     | 2     | -     | 4    | 4     | 4    | -    | 9     | 9     | -      |      | 2 2   | 2    | 0        | 4   | 4     | 0     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
| 13        | KERALA            | 2    | 2     | 0    | -     | 2     | 0     | -     | 3    | 3     | 1    | -    | 2     | 1     | -      | 1    | 1     | 1    | 0        | 1   | 1     | 0     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
| 14        | MADHYA PRADESH    | 6    | 7     | 6    | -     | 9     | 9     | -     | 6    | 8     | 6    | -    | 10    | 10    | -      | 7    | 7     | 6    | 0        | 7   | 7     | 0     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
| 15        | MAHARASHTRA       | 3    | 3     | 3    | -     | 3     | 3     | -     | 7    | 8     | 4    | -    | 5     | 4     | -      | 2    |       | 2 1  | 0        | 1   | 1     | 0     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
| 16        | MANIPUR           | 0    | 0     | 0    | -     | 0     | 0     | -     | 0    | 0     | 0    | -    | 0     | 0     | -      | 0    | 0     | 0    | 0        | 0   | 0     | 0     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
| 17        | MEGHALAYA         | 0    | 0     | 0    | -     | 0     | 0     | -     | 0    | 0     | 0    | -    | 0     | 0     | -      | 0    | 0     | 0    | 0        | 0   | 0     | 0     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
| 18        | MIZORAM           | 0    | 0     | 0    | -     | 0     | 0     | -     | 0    | 0     | 0    | -    | 0     | 0     | -      | 0    | 0     | 0    | 0        | 0   | 0     | 0     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
| 19        | NAGALAND          | 0    | 0     | 0    | -     | 0     | 0     | -     | 1    | 1     | 1    | -    | 1     | 1     | -      |      | 0     | 0 0  | 0        | 0   | 0     | 0     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
| 20        | ODISHA            | 2    | 3     | 1    | -     | 7     | 7     | -     | 1    | 1     | 1    | -    | 3     | 3     | -      | 8    |       | 6    | 0        | 6   | 6     | 0     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
| 21        | PUNJAB            | 4    | 4     | 1    | -     | 10    | 3     | -     | 10   | 10    | 4    | -    | 14    | 13    | -      | 5    | 8 5   | 4    | 0        | 4   | 4     | 0     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
| 22        | RAJASTHAN         | 5    | 5     | 5    | -     | 6     | 6     | -     | 6    | 10    | 4    | -    | 17    | 17    | -      | 3    | 3     | 2    | 0        | 2   | 2     | 0     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
| 23        | SIKKIM            | 0    | 0     | 0    | -     | 0     | 0     | -     | 0    | 0     | 0    | -    | 0     | 0     | -      | 1    |       | 1    | 1        | 0   | 0     | 0     |    |    |    |    | 0  |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
| 24        | TAMIL NADU        | 1    | 1     | 0    | -     | 1     | 0     | -     | 4    | 5     | 3    | -    | 7     | 5     | -      | 6    |       | 10   | 3        | 9   | 5     | 0 0   |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
| 25        | TELANGANA         | -    | -     | -    | -     | -     | -     | -     | -    | -     | -    | -    | -     | -     | -      | 0    | 0     | 0    | 0        | 0   | 0     | 0     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
| 26        | TRIPURA           | 1    | 1     | 1    | -     | 1     | 1     | -     | 0    | 0     | 0    | -    | 0     | 0     | -      | 2    | 2     | 1    | 1        | 1   | 1     | 1     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
| 27        | UTTAR PRADESH     | 11   | 15    | 11   | -     | 18    | 18    | -     | 41   | 41    | 36   | -    | 60    | 66    | -      | 42   | 43    | 32   | 2        | 63  | 51    | 2     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
| 28        | UTTARAKHAND       | 3    | 3     | 2    | -     | 2     | 2     | -     | 1    | 1     | 1    | -    | 2     | 2     | -      | 0    | 0     | 0    | 0        | 0   | 0     | 0     |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
| 29        | WEST BENGAL       | NR   | NR    | NR   | -     | NR    | NR    | -     | NR   | NR    | NR   | -    | NR    | NR    | -      | 27   | 28    | 17   |          | 0   | 17    |       | 17 |    |    | 0  |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
|           | TOTAL (STATES)    | 76   | 92    | 64   | -     | 121   | 106   | -     | 112  | 130   | 87   | -    | 175   | 169   | - 125  | 132  | 90    | 7    | 138      | 122 |       |       | 11 |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
| 30        | A&N ISLANDS       | 0    | 0     | 0    | -     | 0     | 0     | -     | 0    | 0     | 0    | -    | 0     | 0     | -      | 0    |       | 0    | 0        | 0   |       | 0     |    | 0  | 0  |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
| 31        | CHANDIGARH        | 0    | 0     | 0    | -     | 0     | 0     | -     | 1    | 1     | 1    | -    | 1     |       | 1 -    | 0    | 0     | 0    |          | 0   | 0     |       | 0  |    |    |    | 0  |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
| 32        | D&N HAVELI        | 0    | 0     | 0    | -     | 0     | 0     | -     | 0    | 0     | 0    | -    | 0     |       | 0 -    | 0    |       |      | 0        | 0   | 0     | 0     | 0  | 0  |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
| 33        | DAMAN &DIU        | 0    | 0     | 0    | -     | 0     | 0     | -     | 0    | 0     | 0    | -    | 0     | 0     | - 0 12 |      | 0     |      |          |     | 0     | 0     | 0  |    | 0  |    | 0  |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
| 34        | DELHI UT          | 8    | 8     | 7    | -     | 10    | 10    | -     | 15   | 16    | 6    | -    | 13    | 10    | -      |      | 14    |      | 8        |     |       |       | 1  | 16 | 13 | 1  |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
| 35        | LAKSHADWEEP       | 0    | 0     | 0    | -     |       | 0     | -     | 0    | 0     | 0    | -    |       | 0     | 0      |      | -     | 0    |          | 0   |       |       |    | 0  |    |    | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  |    | 0  | 0  | 0  |
| 36        | PUDUCHERRY        | 1    | 1     | 1    | -     | 1     | 1     | -     | 0    | 0     | 0    | -    | 0     | 0     | -      | 0    | 0     | 0    | 0        | 8   | 13    | 1     | 1  | 16 |    |    | 0  |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
|           | TOTAL (Uts)       | 9    | 9     | 8    | - 11  |       | 11    | - -   | 16   | 7     |      | -    | 14    | 17    | - 180  | 11   | 12 14 | 146  | 8        | 154 | 135   | 12    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
|           | TOTAL (ALL-INDIA) | 85   | 101   | 72   | - 132 | 117   |       |       | 128  |       | 94   | -    | 189   | 147   | -      |      | 137   |      |          |     |       |       |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    | 98 |    |    |    |

Source:  Crime in India

Note:  Data is provisional for the year 2012-

2013.

NR implies data not received.