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Acid Attack Cases : Supreme Court Takes Strong Note , Gives Directives To All States To Provide Information Of Cases
A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices R Mahadevan and Joymalya Bagchi asked states and UTs to provide information about the number of cases in which charge sheets are filed in trial courts.
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Taking strong note of acid attack cases, the Supreme Court has asked all states and Union territories to provide a slew of information, including the year-wise details of the number of such cases and their status in courts, besides the rehabilitation measures to support the victims.
A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices R Mahadevan and Joymalya Bagchi asked states and UTs to provide information about the number of cases in which charge sheets are filed in trial courts.
“They will also have to provide information about the number of cases decided or pending at the trial court levels,” the bench said.
Seeking details in four weeks, the bench asked them to also provide information about the number of appeals filed in appellate courts, including the high courts, in such cases.
The bench asked them to also provide brief particulars of each victim, her academic qualification, employment and marital status and the medical treatment and the expenses incurred or to be incurred. It also asked states and UTs to provide details about the rehabilitation scheme for such victims.