Introduction We have often come across people saying that when we are put into challenging situations, God himself is testing us ✨ . Once out of that situation, we develop resilience and open ourselves to face this ever-evolving and challenging world. It is said that our challenges begin from the day we are born, but sometimes, we tend to normalize these challenges by blaming the situation 😶 . There are many times when these challenges are in someone's control, and they can make life easier, but they don't. We have doctrines like the polluter pay principle, which clearly states that one who harms the environment also bears the cost, but let me ask, how often do we follow it? and how often do we try to enforce it? Remember the water crisis in Chennai? the time when a metropolitan city like Chennai was facing a huge water shortage in 2019, and water was brought by train from 200 kms away, such incidents are not in isolation now, they are a sign for us to wake up from o...
Introduction In a world where the paradigm of crime has shifted heavily toward women, different ways and types of crimes have been reported. With time, women became more and more vulnerable as the heinousness of crime increased from sexual offence to voyeurism to rape, including acid attacks. Acid attack is one of the most heinous forms of crime where to satisfy the ego and to take revenge on the women, any form of acid is thrown, which leads to permanent disfigurement, especially of the face and sometimes leads women to a permanent vegetative state. [1] Old Criminal Law Vs New Criminal Law Before furthering the topic, it is essential to see how the law looks into the offence of acid attack. Earlier in India Penal Code 1860, after the revered judgement of Laxmi v Union of India, the Court gave several guidelines regarding acid attack survivors. This judgement led to the inclusion of Section 326A [2] And 326B in IPC, which gave the imprisonment of 10 years for causing deformity by thro...