How the case has unfolded

The former Indian naval officer has been in Pakistan’s custody since 2016

"Indian officers came to the conclusion that consular access being offered by Pakistan was neither meaningful nor credible." - MEA spokesperson

2016

MAR 3: Pakistan says it has arrested Kulbhushan Jadhav from Balochistan

MAR 25: Islamabad releases Jadhav’s ‘confessional’ video, accuses him of being a RAW officer

MAR 26: India denies charges, says Jadhav has no links with RAW

MAR 30: Indian authorities say Jadhav was abducted from Iran where he was conducting business

2017

JAN 6: Pakistan announces it has submitted a dossier to UN over Indian interference that is aimed at "destabilising" the nation

APR 10: Pakistan announces that Jadhav has been sentenced to death for espionage and waging war against the country

MAY 15: International Court of Justice begins hearing

MAY 18: ICJ says Pakistan can’t hang Jadhav till final order

2018

OCT 3: ICJ fixes dates for final hearing in the matter regarding Jadhav’s case

2019

FEB 21: ICJ concludes the hearing and reserves order

JULY 17: ICJ rules that Pakistan has violated Jadhav’s consular rights, and stays his execution while calling on Islamabad to review his sentence

2020

JULY 8: Islamabad says India to be given consular access the second time and that Jadhav refused to challenge the death penalty – a claim denied by New Delhi

JULY 16: Indian officials meet Jadhav but say they were not given ‘unhindered’ access and that Jadhav looked visibly stressed