Nirbhaya case: Timeline of Brutal gangrape
➤December 16, 2012: Brutal rape of Nirbhaya by five men — Ram Singh, the bus driver, and brother Mukesh Singh, besides Akshay Thakur, Vinay Sharma, Pawan Gupta, and a minor that shook the nation.
➤January 3, 2013: Delhi Police files charge-sheet against five adult accused for offences including murder, gang rape, attempt to murder, kidnapping, unnatural offences and dacoity.
➤January 28, 2013: Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) rules that sixth accused is a minor.
➤February 2, 2013: Five adult accused are charged with 13 offences including murder.
➤March 11, 2013: Ram Singh, the bus driver, is found hanging in his cell in Tihar jail.
➤March 21, 3013: Rape law in the country amended, new tougher anti-rape law to punish sex crimes, including death for repeat rape offenders.
➤August 31, 2013: JJB convicts the juvenile for gang rape and murder and awards three years term at a probation home.
➤September 10, 2013: Fast Track court convicts Mukesh, Vinay, Akshay, Pawan of 13 offences including gang rape, unnatural offence and murder of the woman and attempt to murder her male friend.
➤September 13, 2013: Fast track court awards death to all four convicts. Trial court refers the case to Delhi High Court for confirmation of death sentence.
➤November 1, 2013: The Delhi High Court starts hearing the case on a daily basis.
➤March 13, 2014: The Delhi High Court upholds the death sentences awarded to the four convicts.
➤December 20, 2015: Delhi High Court refuses to stay the release of the juvenile. He walks out of a correction home after spending three years.
➤April 3, 2016: Supreme Court begins hearing in the case.
➤March 27, 2017: Supreme Court reserves verdict after nearly a year of hearing the case.
➤May 5, 2017: Supreme Court upholds death penalty of four accused – Akshay Thakur, Vinay Sharma, Pawan Gupta and Mukesh Singh.
➤July 9, 2018: Supreme Court rejects review petition filed by Pawan, Mukesh and Vinay
➤December 13, 2018: Nirbhaya’s parents move Patiala House court seeking expediting the execution of convict
➤October 29, 2019: Tihar Jail gives seven days time to Nirbahaya rape and murder convicts to file the mercy petition or else they will go to court and seek black warrants
➤November 8, 2019: Vinay Sharma files mercy petition with Delhi government
➤November 29, 2019: Home department of Delhi government rejects Vinay Sharma’s mercy petition forwards the file to chief secretary
➤November 30, 2019: Chief secretary rejects it and moves the file to Home Minister Satyendera (check spelling) Jain
➤December 1, 2019: Jain rejects it and forwards it to LG’s office
➤December 2, 2019: LG rejects mercy plea of Vinay, gives approval to Delhi govt decisions
➤December 6, 2019: MHA has sent to President, Delhi govt recommendation rejecting Vinay’s mercy plea
➤December 10, 2019: Akshay files a review petition in Supreme Court.
➤December 17, 2019: CJI recuses from hearing review plea.
➤December 18, 2019: Supreme Court rejects review plea
➤January 7 2020: Delhi court produce death warrant
