Supreme Court Expresses Concern over Incidents of Acid Attacks, Says Guidelines Have Miserably Failed

Rethink strategy, heavily regulate acid sale to curb attacks, says SC

NEW DELHI: Concerned by the spiralling incidents of acid attacks, mostly on women by jilted lovers, Supreme Court Tuesday told Centre about the urgent

Supreme Court expresses concern over incidents of acid attacks, says guidelines have miserably failed

Flagging the "alarming increase" in the cases of "barbaric" acid attacks, the top court had earlier suggested that the Centre consider enhancing the punishment for such offences besides shifting the onus on the accused to prove that he is not guilty.

Supreme Court flags weak enforcement of retail acid sale ban

The Supreme Court directed the Centre to detail measures against acid misuse. The bench said weak enforcement and poor coordination had undermined the retail acid sale ban.

Rising Acid-Attack Incidents Indicative Of Policy Failure: Supreme Court Calls On Union To Revisit Guidelines

In a matter pertaining to acid-attack survivors, the Supreme Court today impressed upon the Union of India to revisit its policy guidelines, considering that the incidents of acid attack have risen...