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SC nod to compensation scheme for sexual assault, acid attack victims

New Delhi: A victim of gangrape in any part of the country would now get a minimum compensation of Rs five lakh up to a maximum of Rs 10 lakh.
This is part of a scheme proposed by the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) on compensating the victims of sexual assaults and acid attacks, which was approved on Friday by the Supreme Court, which directed that it would be applicable across the country.
While approving the scheme, a bench comprising Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta said it would be applicable pan-India, and the states and union territories would be free to give compensation over and above what was stipulated in the scheme.
The scheme says that victim of acid attacks, in case of disfigurement of the face, would get a minimum compensation of Rs 7 lakh, while the upper limit would be Rs 8 lakh.
In an acid attack cases, if the injury is more than 50 percent, a minimum compensation of Rs five lakh would be given, while the maximum would be Rs eight lakh.
Similarly, the scheme also provides for compensation amount in cases of acid attacks where the injury is less than 50 percent and 20 percent respectively.
Victims of burning cases would get a minimum compensation of Rs 7 lakh and a maximum of Rs 8 lakh in case of disfigurement, the scheme said.
It said that in case of pregnancy on account of rape, the victim would get compensation ranging from Rs three lakh to Rs four lakh, while for miscarriage or loss of fertility due to such assaults, the victim would get Rs two lakh to Rs three lakh. Related report on p7
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