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| Accused found guilty, Court urges DC to regulate acid sale | | Acid Throw case | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 13 : In the much publicized Acid Throw case at Srinagar on a School Going Girl, the Principal Sessions Judge Srinagar Mohammad Shafi Khan convicted Riyaz Ahmad Nath @ Sahba, alias Riyaz Battery S/O Ghulam Rasool Nath R/O Maisuma Colony Chanapora, Srinagar under Section 307,341 RPC. While convicting the accused, the court before parting from this Judgment observed that court deems it necessary to remind the State Administration in particular the District Administration of Srinagar about the effective regulation of sale of acid till formal rules in this regard are framed. The Supreme Court vide order dated 18.07.2013 directed to ensure compliance of the following directions with immediate effect that Over the counter, sale of acid is completely prohibited unless the seller maintains a log/register recording the sale of acid which will contain the details of the person(s) to whom acid(s) is/are sold and the quantity sold. The log/register shall contain the address of the person to whom it is sold. All sellers shall sell acid only after the buyer has shown a photo ID issued by the Government which also has the address of the person, Specifies the reason/purpose for procuring acid. All stocks of acid must be declared by the seller with the concerned Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) within 15 days. No acid shall be sold to any person who is below 18 years of age. In case of undeclared stock of acid, it will be open to the concerned SDM to confiscate the stock and suitably impose fine on such seller up to Rs.50,000/-. The concerned SDM may impose fine up to Rs.50,000/- on any person who commits breach of any of the above directions. In addition to the above directives, Educational institutions, research Laboratories, Hospitals, Government departments and the departments of Public Sector undertakings, who are required to keep and store acid, are required to keep and store acid have been directed to follow the following guidelines that a register of usage of acid shall be maintained and the same shall be filed with the concerned SDM. A person shall be made accountable for possession and safe keeping of acid in their premises. The acid shall be stored under the supervision of this person and there shall be compulsory checking of the students/personnel leaving the laboratories /place of storage where acid is used. This Court during the course of trial was informed that the State Administration has provided a job to the acid victim in the present case and the Medical expenses were also born by the State, however under "victim compensation scheme" the victim is directed to be paid an amount of Rs.3.00 lacs as compensation which will also be in consonance with the directions of the Supreme Court and sent the copy of the operative portion of this Judgment is directed to be forwarded to the District Development Commissioner, Srinagar who is expected to take immediate necessary measures to ensure compliance of the directions contained.
According to police case that on 02.01.2013 the victim in an injured condition lodged a verbal report before the concerned Police Station to the effect that while she was going towards Coaching Centre Angles Bank Colony Baghat-i-Barzulla for tuition, she was followed by two boys namely, Riyaz Ahmad Nath alias Sahba alias Riyaz Battery and Mudasir Ahmad residents of Chanapora Srinagar insisting her to hear them to which she refused upon which Riyaz Ahmad Nath took out a bottle from his pocket and threw upon her face resulting in burning of her face, thereafter both of them fled away on a red coloured Motorcycle. It was further reported to the Police that with intent to kill her acid was thrown on her face as a result of which her eye and face suffered severe burn injuries and she lost eye sight of her one eye. Upon receipt of the report FIR No.02 of 2013 came to be registered under Section 307, 325, 354, 341 RPC. |
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