The Supreme Court will pronounce its judgment in infamous 2012 Delhi gang rape case tomorrow at 2 pm. The judgment will be pronounced in court room 2..The matter was heard at length by a 3-judge Bench of Justices Dipak Misra, R Banuathi and Ashok Bhushan..Justice Dipak Misra and Justice R Banumathi will deliver separate judgments..It all started on the fateful day of December 16, 2012, when the four appellants along with the main accused late Ram Singh and the juvenile accused took out a bus for a ‘joyride’ as was the routine on Sunday evenings. The bus, which was used to transport school children, was also used for such unlicensed trips in which rides were offered to people waiting for public transport late in the evening. The first passenger was a carpenter who was beaten up and robbed of his belongings before being thrown out in the cold night..The accused had then put up a clever masquerade with three of them posing as passengers in the bus when the victim and her friend, who were trying to get to Dwarka, were lured into the bus by the juvenile at the Munirka bus stop. The accused then beat up the victim’s friend before unleashing the vicious episode of violence on her. The two were then thrown out of the bus naked in the chilly December night. The accused allegedly tried to run the victim over but she was pulled to safety by her friend. They lay freezing and bleeding for about 40 minutes before the police came to the rescue. The victim succumbed to her injuries two weeks later at a hospital in Singapore. The six accused were apprehended by the police..The main accused Ram Singh committed suicide in the Tihar jail while the juvenile accused was sentenced to 3 years at a reform home. The remaining four accused were sentenced to death by Additional Sessions Judge. Their appeals were dismissed by the Delhi High Court which eventually led to the appeal in Supreme Court..Below is a detailed timeline of the events in the case..December 16, 2012: Six men, including the 17 year old juvenile, gang-rape a 23 year old medical student in a moving bus on December 16, 2012. The girl and her friend were returning home after watching a movie when they were coaxed into the bus by the accused who then beat up her friend before taking turns in raping her..March 11, 2013: Main accused Ram Singh commits suicide in Tihar jail..August 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 petition..September 13, 2013: Four remaining accused sentenced to death by Additional Sessions Judge Yogesh Khanna..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 High Court refuses to stay release of the minor-accused, who walks free after three years in a juvenile home..April 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 case..April 8, 2016: Senior Advocates Raju Ramachandran and Sanjay Hegde appointed Amicus Curiae..July 11, 2016: Nirbhaya hearing begins with a change in Bench. Justices Dipak Misra, R Banumathi and Ashok Bhushan to preside..August 1, 2016: An interesting hearing takes place in courtroom 4..August 29, 2016: High drama in courtroom as allegations of police tampering with evidence are made; M L Sharma breaks down..September 2, 2016: Advocate M L Sharma concludes his submissions..September 16, 2016: Former DCP (Delhi) Chaya Sharma, who was transferred to Mizoram post the Delhi gang rape case attends the hearing.November 7, 2016: Senior Advocate and Amicus Curae Raju Ramachandran makes his submissions in Court, argues for the sentencing order to be set aside..November 28, 2016: Senior Advocate and Amicus Curae Sanjay Hegde argues against reliability of evidence in the case..January 6, 2017: Supreme Court seeks mitigating circumstances from the accused..February 3, 3017: Supreme Court decides to re-hear the case on the sentencing aspect, after the petitioners contend that there have been violations in procedure..March 6, 2017: All the accused submit additonal affidavits to the Court..March 27, 2017: Supreme Court reserves verdict after nearly a year of hearing the case.
The Supreme Court will pronounce its judgment in infamous 2012 Delhi gang rape case tomorrow at 2 pm. The judgment will be pronounced in court room 2..The matter was heard at length by a 3-judge Bench of Justices Dipak Misra, R Banuathi and Ashok Bhushan..Justice Dipak Misra and Justice R Banumathi will deliver separate judgments..It all started on the fateful day of December 16, 2012, when the four appellants along with the main accused late Ram Singh and the juvenile accused took out a bus for a ‘joyride’ as was the routine on Sunday evenings. The bus, which was used to transport school children, was also used for such unlicensed trips in which rides were offered to people waiting for public transport late in the evening. The first passenger was a carpenter who was beaten up and robbed of his belongings before being thrown out in the cold night..The accused had then put up a clever masquerade with three of them posing as passengers in the bus when the victim and her friend, who were trying to get to Dwarka, were lured into the bus by the juvenile at the Munirka bus stop. The accused then beat up the victim’s friend before unleashing the vicious episode of violence on her. The two were then thrown out of the bus naked in the chilly December night. The accused allegedly tried to run the victim over but she was pulled to safety by her friend. They lay freezing and bleeding for about 40 minutes before the police came to the rescue. The victim succumbed to her injuries two weeks later at a hospital in Singapore. The six accused were apprehended by the police..The main accused Ram Singh committed suicide in the Tihar jail while the juvenile accused was sentenced to 3 years at a reform home. The remaining four accused were sentenced to death by Additional Sessions Judge. Their appeals were dismissed by the Delhi High Court which eventually led to the appeal in Supreme Court..Below is a detailed timeline of the events in the case..December 16, 2012: Six men, including the 17 year old juvenile, gang-rape a 23 year old medical student in a moving bus on December 16, 2012. The girl and her friend were returning home after watching a movie when they were coaxed into the bus by the accused who then beat up her friend before taking turns in raping her..March 11, 2013: Main accused Ram Singh commits suicide in Tihar jail..August 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 petition..September 13, 2013: Four remaining accused sentenced to death by Additional Sessions Judge Yogesh Khanna..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 High Court refuses to stay release of the minor-accused, who walks free after three years in a juvenile home..April 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 case..April 8, 2016: Senior Advocates Raju Ramachandran and Sanjay Hegde appointed Amicus Curiae..July 11, 2016: Nirbhaya hearing begins with a change in Bench. Justices Dipak Misra, R Banumathi and Ashok Bhushan to preside..August 1, 2016: An interesting hearing takes place in courtroom 4..August 29, 2016: High drama in courtroom as allegations of police tampering with evidence are made; M L Sharma breaks down..September 2, 2016: Advocate M L Sharma concludes his submissions..September 16, 2016: Former DCP (Delhi) Chaya Sharma, who was transferred to Mizoram post the Delhi gang rape case attends the hearing.November 7, 2016: Senior Advocate and Amicus Curae Raju Ramachandran makes his submissions in Court, argues for the sentencing order to be set aside..November 28, 2016: Senior Advocate and Amicus Curae Sanjay Hegde argues against reliability of evidence in the case..January 6, 2017: Supreme Court seeks mitigating circumstances from the accused..February 3, 3017: Supreme Court decides to re-hear the case on the sentencing aspect, after the petitioners contend that there have been violations in procedure..March 6, 2017: All the accused submit additonal affidavits to the Court..March 27, 2017: Supreme Court reserves verdict after nearly a year of hearing the case.
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