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Indian fertilizer ministries to discuss regulation of acid sale
Feb. 22, 2013
A week after the Supreme Court directed the Centre to convene a meeting of chief secretaries of states to evolve a consensus to regulate sale of acid, the home ministry is holding a meeting with officials of the chemicals and fertilizer ministry, sources said. "We will discuss ways to regulate sale of acid.
Soon after, the meeting of chief secretaries will be held," a senior official in the home department told TOI. Till last Tuesday there was no com"In many cases, offenders use sulphuric acid, which is available in car batteries. This is a law and order problem, but we are looking at all options to tighten regulations for commercial sale of acid," an official said. Activists in the state have demanded that the Centre implement the recommendations of the law commission headed by Justice A R Lakshmanan in 2008. "Acid attacks are rising in India.
We discussed several acid attack cases and gave three recommendations to the Centre, but nothing has been done," Justice A R Lakshmanan told TOI. He had suggested a minimum sentence of 10 years' imprisonment and a maximum of life for acid attack offences. He recommended amendments to Section 326 of the Indian Penal Code (voluntarily causing grievous hurt), under which offenders are booked, and suggested making acid attack a specific offence under a new section 326A.
"Section 326 is inadequate. The definition of grievous hurt is not broad enough to cover various kinds of injuries inflicted during acid attacks," he said. "We recommended a Criminal Injuries Compensation Act to provide monetary compensation to victims of rape, sexual assault and acid attacks," he said. The report had recommended a ban on the distribution and sale of acid, except for commercial and scientific purposes. "Acid should not be available over the counter," it said.munication from the Centre to the chief secretaries on the meeting. Senior officials in the Union chemical and fertilizer ministry confirmed Thursday's meeting.
Source: Times of India
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