(1) Someone throws, sprinkles, pours or uses or consumes acid to mutilate or physically. Explanation: For the purposes of this code, "acid" means an inorganic (inorganic) acidic chemical substance capable of burning, corrosive or otherwise seriously affecting human organs, animals or other organic or non-organic objects, and the term includes nitric acid. Also refers to acid, sulfuric acid and hydrochloric acid and other deadly and flammable chemicals.
(2) If during any act as per sub-section (1) or as a result of such act, both eyes of a person are burnt or damaged and vision is completely lost, both ears are burnt or damaged and hearing power is completely destroyed, nose is burnt and unable to work, face is completely burnt or damaged and ugly. In case, if both breasts are burnt or damaged in the case of a woman, and the genitals of a woman are burnt or damaged, the person who commits or causes such an offense will be imprisoned for twenty years and fined ten lakh rupees.
(3) Except for what is written in sub-section (2), if any act as per sub-section (1) is done or as a result of which, one eye, one ear is burnt or damaged and becomes unusable, if the face is partially burnt and disfigured, if it is a woman, one breast is burnt or/damaged. If he is unable to work, if both hands are unable to work, or if both knees are completely disabled, if any part of the head is damaged, or if the spine is damaged and unable to work, he will be imprisoned for fifteen to twenty years and fined from seven lakh rupees to ten lakh rupees.
(4) Apart from what is mentioned in sub-section (2) or (3), in the course of doing any act as per sub-section (1) or as a result of it, any other part of the body or bodily injury of any person shall be punished with imprisonment for seven years to ten years and a fine of five lakh rupees to seven lakh rupees according to the nature of the offence.
(5) Death of a person suffering from an offense under sub-section (1) but not immediately as a result of the same act: Death within one year from the date of such offence.If so, the offense of manslaughter and the result as per sub-section (2), (3) or (4) will be considered as an offense under the same sub-section.
(6) If someone tries to commit an act as per sub-section (1) and fails to do so, or if someone is deceived by it, the person trying to do such act shall be deemed to have committed an offense under this section and shall be imprisoned for a term of five to seven years and shall be fined from one lakh to three lakh rupees.
(7) According to sub-section (2), (3) or (4), the entire amount received for fine shall be given to the victim as compensation.
(8) The person suffering from the offense committed in accordance with this section shall pay reasonable compensation while considering the seriousness of the physical and emotional pain and disfigurement and also the amount of the fine.