Four Convicts Hanged To Death At Tihar Jail In Nirbhaya Case After Late Night Legal Battles [Read Timeline]

The execution of four convicts in the 2012 Delhi gangrape and murder case - Mukesh Singh(32), Akshay Kumar Singh(31) , Vinay Sharma(26) and Pawan Kumar Gupta(25) - was carried out at Tihar Jail, Delhi on Friday morning at 5. 30 AM.Though the convicts made late night attempts to stall the execution by filing a revision petition in the Delhi HC and also a writ petition in the Supreme Court, the same were dismissed by the Courts.A Delhi High Court division bench comprising Justices Manmohan and Sanjeev Narula rejected the petition at around 12 AM after a special late night hearing at the residence of Justice Manmohan. The petition had sought stay of execution, inter alia, on the ground that second mercy petition of Akshay was pending.After that, a writ petition was filed in the Supreme Court, challenging the rejection of mercy plea of Pawan Gupta. Following a hearing which commenced at around 2.45 AM, a bench comprising Justices R Banumathi, Ashok Bhushan and A S Bopanna dismissed the petition around 3. 45 AM.Nirbhaya Case : SC Dismisses Final Plea Of Convicts To Stay Execution After Past Midnight Hearing The execution was earlier deferred on three occasions.It was on January 7 that the Trial Court issued death warrants in the case for the first time, for execution on January 22.On January 17, the date was postponed, noting that convict Mukesh's mercy plea was rejected only on that day. The new date was fixed as February 1, to provide the mandatory 14 days notice for the convict after the rejection of death penalty.On the eve of the new date, January 31, the Trial Court stayed the execution until further orders, taking note of the fact that the other three convicts have not exhausted all their legal remedies. ASJ Dharmender Rana of Patiala House Court refused to accept the plea of the State for separate hanging of Mukesh by reasoning that all convicts sentenced by a common order should be executed together.Next, on February 17, the trial court issued black warrant for execution on March 3.On March 2, a day before the scheduled hanging, the date was deferred taking into account the mercy petition submitted by Pawan Gupta.After the rejection of Pawan's mercy petition, the trial court issued fresh death warrant on March 5 for execution on March 20.Nirbhaya Case Timeline2012 December Dec 16 - 23-year-old paramedical student was gang-raped by six men including a juvenile on a moving bus while she was on the way to her home in Dwaraka with her friend after watching a movie.Dec 17 - Police identify the accused as Ram Singh (bus driver), his brother Mukesh, Vinay Sharma and Pawan Gupta. FIR is registered after her friend gives a statement to the police.Dec 18 - Ram Singh and three others (Vinay Sharma, Pawan Gupta and Mukesh) were arrested.Dec 21 - The fifth accused i.e., the juvenile was arrested from Anand Vihar bus terminal in Delhi. Dec 22 - The sixth accused Akshay Kumar Singh alias Thakur gets arrested from Bihar and brought to Delhi.Dec 26 - Girl's condition deteriorated at Safdarjung Hospital. Dec 27 - Nirbhaya is sent to Mount Elizabeth Hospital Singapore.Dec 29 - The victim succumbed to injuries and police add murder charges in the FIR. 2013 January Jan 3 - Delhi police filed charge sheet against five adult accused under various sections of the IPC which includes murder, gang rape, attempt to murder, kidnapping, unnatural offenses, dacoity, etc.Jan 5 - Court took cognizance of the charge sheet.Jan 7 - Court ordered in-camera proceedingsJan 17 - Fast Track Court started proceedings against the five adult accused. February Feb 2 - Fast Track Court framed charges against the five adult accused.Feb 28 - Juvenile Justice Board framed charges against the juvenile accused. March Mar 11 - Accused Ram Singh commited suicide in Delhi's Tihar Jail.Mar 22 - Delhi High Court allowed national media to report the trial court's proceedings. July Jul 5 - Inquiry trial in Juvenile Justice Board against the juvenile accused concluded. Jul 8 - Fast Track Court completed the recording of testimonies of prosecution witnesses. August Aug 22 - Fast Track Court started hearing final arguments in the trial court against the four adult accused.Aug 31 - Juvenile Justice board convicted the juvenile for gangrape and murder and awarded three-years in a special home. September Sept 3 - Fast Track Court concluded trial. Reserved verdict.Sept 10- Sessions Judge convicted Akshay Thakur, Vinay Sharma, Mukesh, Pawan Gupta under sections 302, 120 B, 365, 366, 376(2)(g), 377, 307, 201, 395, 397, 412 of the IPC and sentenced them to death under the charge of murder. Sept 23 - Delhi HC began hearing the convicts death sentence. 2014 January Jan 3 - Delhi HC reserved verdict on convict's appeals. March Mar 13 - Delhi HC upheld the death penalty of the 4 adult convicts.Mar 15 - Supreme Court stayed the...

Four Convicts Hanged To Death At Tihar Jail In Nirbhaya Case After Late Night Legal Battles [Read Timeline]

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