posted January 22, 2009 04:53 PM              

The Indian Supreme Court has asked the government to examine the feasibility of stronger laws to deal with cases of women and young girls being attacked with acid.

The bench has also asked the government to examine the feasibility of regulating the sale of acid on the lines of provisions in Bangladesh.

The court decided to put the proposition to the government, after hearing a public interest lawsuit by Delhi-based girl Laxmi, who is seeking harsher punishment for acid assailants.

Nineteen-year-old Laxmi had been attacked by a man who threw acid on her for refusing to marry him.

She received severe burn injuries on her face, arms and other body parts.

As the court took up the hearing of her petition, Laxmi's counsel made the court aware that Bangladesh had a separate law to deal with such cases.

In India, cases of acid attacks generally invoke a penal provision for merely inflicting grievous physical injuries, entailing a maximum seven-year jail term on conviction.

Unlike India, Bangladesh has a much harsher penal provision, entailing longer jail terms on conviction on charges of throwing acid.

The Acid Control Order in Bangladesh, regulates the sale of acid which, in India, is available for sale across the counter.

posted January 23, 2009 03:51 AM              

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when will these people get it? what kind of monster thows acid in another human face?

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A weak wimp with the self-esteem and sense of entitlement of a 3 year old.

" I want this, so i should get this...boo hooo hooo "