Vitriolage and its Current Law: Two Case Reports
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Medical Case Reports - Year 2015, Vol 3, Issue 2
Abstract
Crimes by throwing corrosives (vitriolage) are increasing day by day and attracting national and international news media now a day. Majority of acid attack victims are women and many of them are in the prime of life. Many of such incidents occurred across India every year and many go unreported. The present article consists of two heinous crime of vitriolage in both sex of our society and its related current legal scenario in India. These two cases one male and other female belong to young age and victimized by throwing sulphuric acid. They presented to the hospital with the typical features of acid burn over the face and other part of body. In both cases the cause is out of jealousy and or revenge. Punishment for vitriolage is now based not only upon causing hurt or grievous hurt but also by mere throwing or attempting to throw acid.
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Sudhansu Sekhar Sethi, Bibhuti Bhusana Panda
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