Uncivilized And Heartless Crime: SC Enhances Compensation To Acid Attack Victim [Read Judgment]

Ashok Kini

18 March 2019 1:45 PM IST

"This Court cannot be oblivious of the situation that the victim must have suffered an emotional distress which cannot be compensated either by sentencing the accused or by grant of any compensation"

A crime of this nature does not deserve any kind of clemency, said the Supreme Court while directing the two convicts to pay Rupees 1,50,000 each as compensation to acid attack victim. Ishita was going to college when two boys came on a scooter and threw some acid over her from a jug and run away from the spot. A resident of the locality saw her crying with burn injuries and...

Uncivilized And Heartless Crime: SC Enhances Compensation To Acid Attack Victim [Read Judgment]

Ashok Kini

"This Court cannot be oblivious of the situation that the victim must have suffered an emotional distress which cannot be compensated either by sentencing the accused or by grant of any compensation"

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