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What are the costs involved for survivors to exercise their rights?

Last updated on Dec 16, 2022

[Trigger Warning: The following content contains information on physical violence which some readers may find disturbing.] 

For crimes of acid attack, medical and rehabilitation facilities must be provided to survivors free of cost:

  • They must be given free first aid and medical treatment.
  • They must be provided with a medical certificate free of cost that may be used for further treatment in other hospitals.
  • The police have to provide a complainant with a copy of the FIR, free of charge.
  • Further medical treatment is usually paid for through the:
    • Fine amount imposed on the offender for committing the crime
    • The compensation from States and Union Territories under their respective Victim Compensation schemes, and;

Additional compensation from the victim’s compensation Fund(( Compensation Scheme for Women Victims/Survivors of Sexual Assault/other Crimes 2018, National Legal Services Authority, accessed at https://wcd.nic.in/sites/default/files/Final%20VC%20Sheme_0.pdf.))

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