Acid Attacks On Girls Women

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF  HOME AFFAIRS

RAJYA SABHA

QUESTION NO  1023

ANSWERED ON  14.08.2013

SHRI Y.S. CHOWDARY
Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to satate :-
(a) whether it is a fact that acid attacks on girls/women have risen during the last three years;

(b) whether it is also a fact that Hon'ble Supreme Court has asked the Centre/State Governments to formulate a policy to regulate/ban the retail sale of acids; and

(c) the steps taken/being taken by Government in this regard?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

(SHRI R.P.N. SINGH)

(a): As per data provided by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), the total number of Cases Registered (CR), Women Victim (WMV), Cases Charge-sheeted (CS), Persons Arrested (PAR) and Persons Chargesheeted (PCS) under acid attack on women during 2010-2012 is given at Annexure.

(b) & (c): Supreme Court while hearing the Writ Petition (Criminal) 129/2006, Laxmi vs. UoI on 18th July, 2013 has directed the Central Government and State Govts/ UT Administrations to prepare a policy on regulating retail sale of acids. Model rules on regulation of retail sale of acid titled “The Poisons Possession and Sale Rules, 2013” have been formulated.

ANNEXURE 

 
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