DEC 16, 2012 & AFTER: CASE DIARY
IT WAS A CRIME THAT SHOOK THE COLLECTIVE CONSCIENCE OF THE NATION. FIVE YEARS LATER, THERE IS A SENSE OF CLOSURE AND JUSTICE
DECEMBER 16, 2012 Six men, including a 17-year-old juvenile, gangrape a 23-year-old in a moving bus. The girl succumbed to her injuries in a Singapore hospital on December 29, 2012
MARCH 11, 2013 Main accused Ram Singh commits suicide in Tihar jail
AUGUST 31, 2013 Juvenile Justice Board finds the juvenile accused guilty of rape and murder of the medical student, sentences him to three years in special home
JANUARY 29, 2013 The Supreme Court dismisses transfer petition
SEPTEMBER 13, 2013 Four remaining accused sentenced to death by additional sessions judge
MARCH 13, 2014 Delhi High Court Bench of Justices Reva Khetrapal and Pratibha Rani upholds the trial court verdict
MARCH 15, 2014 Supreme Court stays execution of the accused after allegations of a denial of fair trial
DECEMBER 18, 2015 Delhi HC refuses to stay release of minor-accused, who walks free after three years in a juvenile home
APRIL 3, 2016 Hearings begin in SC after 19 months of being in cold storage
AUGUST 29, 2016 Drama in the courtroom as allegation of the police tampering with evidence is made
SEPTMEBER 2, 2016 Advocate M L Sharma concludes his submissions
SEPTMEBER 16, 2016 Former DCP (Delhi) Chaya Sharma, who was transferred to Mizoram post the Delhi gang rape case, attends the hearing
FEBRUARY 3, 2017 SC decides to re-hear the case on the sentencing aspect
MARCH 6, 2017 All the accused submit additional affidavits in the court
MAY 5, 2017 Supreme Court upholds death penalty awarded to the four convicts by Delhi High Court in 2014