New Delhi: The Supreme Court will pronounce its judgment in infamous 2012 Delhi gangrape case on Friday. The judgment will be pronounced in court room 2.
Justice Dipak Misra and Justice R Banumathi will deliver separate judgments.TIMELINE NIRBHAYA CASEDEC 16, 2012: A paramedic student was gangraped and brutally assaulted by six men in a private bus and thrown out of the moving vehicle along with her male friend. They were admitted to Safdarjung hospitalDEC 17, 2012: Police identified four accused -- the bus driver ram Singh, his brother Mukesh, Vinay Sharma and Pawan GuptaDEC 18, 2012: Ram Singh and three others were arrestedMARCH 11, 2013: Main accused Ram Singh commits suicide in Tihar jailAUGUST 31, 2013: Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) presided over by principal district magistrate Geetanjali Goel finds the juvenile accused guilty of rape and murder of the medical student, sentences him to 3 years in special home.JANUARY 29, 2013: Supreme Court dismisses transfer petitionSEPTEMBER 13, 2013: Four remaining accused sentenced to death by additional sessions judge Yogesh KhannaMARCH 13, 2014: Delhi High Court bench of justices Reva Khetrapal and Pratibha Rani upholds the trial court verdictMARCH 15, 2014: Supreme Court stays execution of the accused after allegations of a denial of fair trialDECEMBER 18, 2015: Delhi High Court refuses to stay release of the minor-accused, who walks free after three years in a juvenile homeAPRIL 3, 2016: Nirbhaya hearings begin in the Supreme Court, after 19 months of being in cold storage. Justices Dipak Misra, V Gopala Gowda and Kurian Joseph to hear the caseAPRIL 8, 2016: Senior Advocates Raju Ramachandran and Sanjay Hegde appointed amicus curiaeJULY 11, 2016: Nirbhaya hearing begins with a change in bench. Justices Dipak Misra, R Banumathi and Ashok Bhushan to presideAUGUST 1, 2016: An interesting hearing takes place in courtroom 4AUGUST 29, 2016: High drama in courtroom as allegations of police tampering with evidence are made; ML Sharma breaks downSEPTEMBER 2, 2016: Advocate ML Sharma concludes his submissionsSEPTEMBER 16, 2016: Former DCP (Delhi) Chaya Sharma, who was transferred to Mizoram post the Delhi gangrape case attends the hearingNOVEMBER 7, 2016: Senior advocate and amicus curae Raju Ramachandran makes his submissions in court, argues for the sentencing order to be set asideNOVEMBER 28, 2016: Senior advocate and amicus curae Sanjay Hegde argues against reliability of evidence in the caseJANUARY 6, 2017: Supreme Court seeks mitigating circumstances from the accusedFEBRUARY 3, 3017: Supreme Court decides to re-hear the case on the sentencing aspect, after the petitioners contend that there have been violations in procedureMARCH 6, 2017: All the accused submit additional affidavits to the courtMARCH 27, 2017: Supreme Court reserves verdict after nearly a year of hearing the case
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