 bill no 104 of  2017 the indian penal code (amendment) bill, 2017 by shri maheish girri, mp a billfurther to amend the indian penal code, 1860be it enacted by parliament in the sixty-eighth year of the republic of  india as follows:—1  (1) this act may be called the indian penal code (amendment) act, 2017short title and commencement5(2) it shall come into force on such date as the central government may, by notification in the official gazette, appoint2 in section 326a of the indian penal code, 1860, for the first and second provisos, the following proviso shall be substituted, namely:—amendment of section 326a"provided that the fine imposed under this section shall not be less than rupees ten lakh, which shall be paid to the victim, and such fine shall be in addition to the amount of fine required to meet the total medical expenses of the treatment of the victim" statement of objects and reasonsthe criminal law (amendment) bill was passed by the government in the year 2013one of the purpose of this amendment was to amend section 326a of the indian penal code (ipc) but the provision for fine was not specifically mentioned in this sectionthe acid attacks permanently disfigure the body of the victim and also creates severe physical and psychological impact on them, the effects of which are lifelong some attack have also resulted in slow and painful deaths the national commission for women had proposed a bill "prevention of offences (by acids) act" in 2008, which had asked for specific provisions for compensation to the victims of acid attacks since treatment required for recovery of these victims are extremely costly and not all families of the victims can afford it, therefore, the compensation should be appropriate to the physical and mental agony that the victim suffer these recuperative surgeries have different stages to recover the face of the person and the operations too cost the victim lakhs of rupees the victim also go through significant trauma, both physical as well as psychological hence their rehabilitation is extremely challenging, especially without adequate financial supportthe physical as well as emotional damage caused to the victim cannot be compensated entirely with any amount of money as the incident leaves permanent marks on the body and also no surgery can completely bring back original face and other parts of the body, but, adequate amount of compensation can at least help them to bring themselves back to the regular routine of life furthermore, strict provision for fine would act as a strong deterrent and it may prevent such incidents in futurethe bill, therefore, seeks to amend the indian penal code, 1860 with a view to provide for compensation of minimum rupees ten lakhs in addition to the expenses of medical treatment of the victimshence this billnew delhi;maheish girrinovember 21, 2016 annexure extract from the indian penal code, 1860 45 of 1860326a whoever causes permanent or partial damage or deformity to, or burns or maims or disfigures or disables, any part or parts of the body of a person or causes grievous hurt by throwing acid on or by administering acid to that person, or by using any other means with the intention of causing or with the knowledge that he is likely to cause such injury or hurt, shall be punished when convicted with imprisonment of either description for a term that shall not be less than ten years, but which may extend to imprisonment for life, and with fine:provided that such fine shall be just and reasonable to meet the medical expenses of the treatment of the victim:provided further that any fine imposed under this section shall be paid to the victim  lok  sabha———— a billfurther to amend the indian penal code, 1860————(shri maheish girri, mp)