Burnt Faces, Sensational Screens: Media Framing, Public Outrage, And Sentencing In Indian Acid-Attack Jurisprudence

Jasmin Ahluwalia, Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law ABSTRACT The law is said to be applied equally for everyone, yet media narratives stringently regulate the response the judiciary as well as the public have to cases of a similar nature. Despite the carefully laid down statutes like the Indian Penal Code, sections 326A-326B, and strict Supreme Court regulations on acid attacks, the conviction rates relating to these laws remain statistically low and are tainted by the response the...