A young girl, disfigured by acid thrown on her by a jilted lover, has finally stirred the Centre, which on Monday told SC that it was actively considering enacting a separate provision in the Indian Penal Code to classify it as a serious offence.
Additional solicitor general Mohan Parasaran told a bench comprising Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan and Justice P Sathasivam that "there is a change in thinking in the government parlance and it is in favour of making it a serious offence by amending the provision of IPC dealing with such crimes." The court granted him eight weeks time to come back with a concrete proposal in this regard. More...
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