Acid attack is one of the most heinous crimes which make the life of the victim irrecoverable, especially women. It is a form of “violent assault” which is define d as the act of throwing acid intentionally on the body of another person to disfigure, torture, or kill. 72% of the reported acid attack s have involved women while the most common age group involve d is 18-28 years . In 78% cases, the attack is due to rejection of love, refusal to marry, denying dowry or sexual advances, quite a reflection in itself of how prevalent male egoism, patriarchy, and misogyny are in society. ACID ATTACK: A TOOL FOR CRIME Acid, owing to its nature has been in use always for many purposes. During ancient times, it was used in metallurgy and for etching. With an increase in usage, the demand increased and so did the supply. But this apart from accelerating the advancements gave rise to the misuse of acids. The misuse begins with the use of acid as a weapon of vengeance. Some of the prom...