SC restores punishment for acid attacker, compensation for victim

down the accused’s proposal to marry her. The trial court held the man guilty, imposed a one year punishment and was directed to pay a fine of ₹5,000. On a challenge, the HC upheld the conviction, but reduced the jail term to the period already undergone.

Since the state did not appeal against the HC verdict, the victim approached the top court.

Her counsel Aparna Bhat contended that the punishment cannot be appropriate.

The counsel for the accused argued the occurrence took place long back and with time, both were leading separate married lives. He asked the court not to interfere with the verdict.

When there is medical evidence that there was an acid attack and the circumstances having brought home by cogent evidence there was no justification in reducing the sentence.