Acid attack uncivilised, heartless crime, does not deserve any clemency: SC
The Supreme Court has said that acid attack is an “uncivilised and heartless crime” which does not deserve any clemency.The apex court observed this while asking two convicts, who have already undergone five year jail for throwing acid on a 19-year-old girl in 2004, to pay Rs 1.5 lakh each as additional compensation to the victim.The top court also asked the Himachal Pradesh government to pay compensation to acid attack survivor under the Victim Compensation Scheme.”Indeed, it cannot be ruled out that in the present case the victim had suffered…
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