CASE TIMELINE

April 21, 2010: A 70-year-old man and his 18-year-old physically-challenged daughter burnt alive allegedly by a mob of over 100 people belonging to the Jat community at Mirchpur village of Hisar district. Over 150 Dalit families flee the village and take shelter at a Temple in Delhi after their houses were torched.

August 2010: Haryana police arrest the accused after the Supreme Court pulls it up. December 8, 2010: SC transfers the case from Hisar to Delhi to ensure fair trial on the plea of families of victims. December 23, 2010: Additional Sessions Judge Kamini Lau starts hearing and asks Haryana government to appoint special public prosecutor to conduct the trial.

January 9, 2011: Court orders transfer of the accused to Tihar from a Hisar jail. A total of 98 accused shifted. Out of 103, five are juveniles and one is out on bail.

January 15, 2011: Jat community, to which accused belong, protests the transfer of case, seeks fresh probe.

January 20, 2011: CBI asked to take over the probe. February 1, 2011: Court orders deployment of CRPF at Mirchpur village to protect prosecution witnesses.

March 10, 2011: Trial court passes order on charge against 97 persons.

September 24, 2011: Trial court convicts 15, acquits 82 persons.

October 31, 2011: Three convicts get life term, five awarded five year jail and remaining seven released on probation.

2012: Convicts, victims and state move Delhi HC against their conviction and sentencing. October 6, 2012: One accused who was earlier absconding, acquitted of all charges by trial court.

May 16, 2018: HC reserves verdict on the appeals. August 24, 2018: HC upholds conviction and sentence of 13 convicts, reverses acquittal of 20 and convicts them