Abdul Sattar vs. The State, 2016 PCr LJ 722 (Pakistan)

The accused was found guilty of throwing acid on a woman which resulted in superficial to deep burns to her body and permanent blindness in her right eye. The accused appealed to the High Court, which however rejected his appeal. The court said that "to disfigure the most beautiful part of a woman, i.e., face, permits punishability to a maleficent but may be regarded as sin the schadenfreude had visioned incessant plight and pity of the hapless victim till death." While the judgment was in favor of the woman, the prominence placed on the face of the victim for being the most beautiful part of a woman may indicate a limited appreciation of women and their abilities.