Timeline · 6 events

1. 2002-03-03FIR REGISTEREDMilestone99%

   Bilkis Bano (19, five months pregnant) gang-raped by a mob during 2002 Gujarat riots in Limkheda, Dahod district. 14 members of her family killed. FIR filed.

   LL3/3/2002IK3/3/2002
2. 2004-12-06CBI TAKEOVERMilestone99%

   Supreme Court orders CBI investigation after National Human Rights Commission highlights police inaction and tampering of evidence. Case transferred out of Gujarat for trial.

   Court: Supreme Court of India

   SC6/12/2004
3. 2008-01-21JUDGMENT DELIVEREDMilestone99%

   Special CBI court in Mumbai convicts 11 accused for gang rape, murder, and rioting under IPC 376, 302, and related sections. Sentences range from life imprisonment to 7 years.

   Court: CBI Special Court Mumbai

   HINDU21/1/2008
4. 2017-05-10SUPREME COURT ORDERMilestone99%

   Bombay HC and subsequently Supreme Court uphold conviction. SC awards Bilkis Bano ₹50 lakh compensation for denial of justice and directs Gujarat government to provide housing and job.

   Court: Supreme Court of India

   SC10/5/2017
5. 2022-08-15BAIL GRANTEDMilestone99%

   Gujarat government grants remission to all 11 convicts on Independence Day under 1992 Remission Policy. All 11 released from Godhra sub-jail, triggering nationwide outrage.

   LL15/8/2022BB15/8/2022TOI15/8/2022
6. 2024-01-08SUPREME COURT ORDERMilestone99%

   Supreme Court (Justices BV Nagarathna, Ujjal Bhuyan) strikes down Gujarat government's remission order as unconstitutional: Gujarat lacked jurisdiction (trial was in Maharashtra). Orders all 11 convicts to surrender within 2 weeks.

   Court: Supreme Court of India

   "Gujarat lacked jurisdiction: remission order quashed. All convicts must surrender."

   SC8/1/2024HINDU8/1/2024