Acid attack victims to get relief - CJM Harish Gupta

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Acid attack victims to get relief - CJM Harish Gupta

SIRSA NEWS ( www.SirsaNews.com )

19, July 2013

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Sh Harish Gupta, Chief Judicial Magistrate-cum-Secretary, District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), told Sirsa News that, Haryana State Legal Services Authority (HSLSA) Secretary Deepak Gupta has directed all district and sessions judges and secretaries of the DLSAs to start entertaining applications under the Haryana Victim Compensation Scheme 2013.

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Under the scheme, compensation to the tune of Rs 3 lakh in case of death of a person up to 40 years of age, Rs 2 lakh in case of the death of a person between the age of 40-60 years and in case of death of a person above 60 years of age, Rs 1 lakh will be awarded.

In the case of 80 per cent disabilities of a body part in the acid assault case, Rs 2 lakh (up to 40 years of age), Rs 1 lakh (40-60 years) and Rs 50,000 (person more than 60 years of age) will be awarded.

In the case of rape, compensation amounting to Rs 3 lakh will be awarded to the victim, said Gupta. In the case of death, an additional amount of Rs 2,000 as funeral expenses, Rs 15,000 as medical compensation could also be awarded, said Gupta.

The DLSA secretaries can also entertain application for award of compensation and interim relief to the victims on the recommendations of the courts, added Gupta.

For claiming compensation, the victim must have reported the crime to a police station in-charge, any senior officer, executive magistrate or judicial magistrate of the area within 48 hours of the crime. The family income should also not exceed Rs 4.5 lakh per annum; and the victim should not be an income tax payee.

The compensation will be paid by the government initially, but it will be recovered from the accused, if he or she gets convicted, However, in the case of acquittal, the victim will not asked to refund the relief to the government.

Parts of text Courtesy: The Tribune