Section 326A IPC, inserted by the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013, criminalises:
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D.
1. Section 326A IPC, inserted by the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013 (post-Nirbhaya), criminalises causing permanent or partial damage or deformity to, or burning or maiming or disfiguring or disabling any part of the body, by throwing acid on any person or administering acid to any person.
2. Section 326B criminalises ATTEMPT to throw acid (substantive attempt, not a Section 511 derivative).
3. Punishment under Section 326A: not less than 10 years imprisonment, extendable to life, with fine to meet medical expenses payable to victim.
4. Maqbool Hussain Hingora v. State of M.P. and other High Court decisions have refined Section 326A's application.
5. Hence option A is correct.
_Source: Indian Penal Code 1860 / Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 / Indian Evidence Act 1872 (Bare Acts, indiacode.nic.in) — IPC, Section 326A; Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013 (post-Nirbhaya)_
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