Following is the chronology of events in the Uber cab rape case in which a Delhi court today convicted the driver for endangering a 25-year-old woman’s life as he raped her in his taxi:
Dec 5, 2014: US-based Uber Cab service provider’s driver Shiv Kumar Yadav accused of raping a woman in his taxi when she was heading from Vasant Vihar to her house in Inderlok. > Read more
Dec 7, 2014: Delhi Police arrests Yadav from Mathura, UP. > Read more
Dec 8, 2014: Yadav produced in court and sent to police custody. He refuses to go for Test Identification Parade. Victim identifies him as the offender while coming out from another court. >Read more
Dec 17, 2014: Yadav sent to police custody in another forgery case for allegedly procuring fake character certificate. >Read more
Dec 24, 2014: Police files charge sheet against Yadav in the rape case 19 days after the incident. > Read more
Jan 5, 2015: Magistrate takes cognisance of the charge sheet, commits case to the sessions court. > Read more
Jan 9: Special fast track court begins hearing arguments on framing of charges in the case. Special Public Prosecutor appointed in the case. >Read more
Jan 13: Court frames charges for alleged offences of endangering a woman’s life while raping her, kidnapping with intent to compel her for marriage, criminally intimidating and causing hurt. Judge orders trial on a daily basis. > Read more
Jan 15: Trial commences, victim deposes and identifies accused in court. > Read more
Jan 17: Court concludes recording of victim’s statement. > Read more
Jan 31: Prosecution evidence concludes.
Feb 3: Accused testifies and denies charges of rape and claims to be innocent. > Read more
Feb 11: Court observes accused trying to delay trial, fixes case for February 16 for final arguments. > Read more
Feb 16: Accused seeks to recall all prosecution witnesses. > Read more
Feb 18: Court rejects plea to recall witnesses. > Read more
Feb 19: Prosecution commences final arguments, says accused can be convicted on sole testimony of the victim. > Read more
Feb 19: Driver moves Delhi High Court against trial court order rejecting plea to re-examine 28 prosecution witnesses. >Read more
Mar 4: HC allows accused plea to recall 13 prosecution witnesses, including victim.
Mar 5: Victim re-examined by defence counsel in trial court. Woman says traumatised due to delayed proceedings. > Read more
Mar 9: Supreme Court agrees to hear on March 10 victim’s plea against HC order allowing accused to recall witnesses. >Read more
Mar 10: SC stays HC order and trial court proceedings and issues notice to police and accused on victim’s plea. >Read more
Aug 13: SC reserves order on victim and police plea.
Sept 10: SC sets aside HC order, says victim and witnesses not to be re—examined and vacates stay on trial proceedings. >Read more
Sept 15: Trial court could not hear final arguments as record were yet to come from SC.
Sept 24: Accused advances final arguments in trial court, alleges police manipulated evidence. >Read more
Oct 7: Defence counsel concludes arguments, court reserves judgement for October 20.
Oct 20: Court convicts Yadav for offences under Sections 376(2)(m), 366, 323 and 506 of IPC. Court to hear arguments on quantum of sentence on Oct 23. >Read more
