Timeline · 4 events

1. 1992-09-22FIR FILEDMilestone97%

   Bhanwari Devi, Women Development Programme saathin (social worker), gang raped by 5 upper-caste men after she tried to prevent a child marriage. FIR filed in Bhilwara, Rajasthan.

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2. 1995-11-15~VERDICT PRONOUNCEDMilestone93%

   Sessions Court acquits all 5 accused on grounds including age of accused, inter-caste sex being "implausible," and doctor's delayed examination. Feminist groups call verdict a travesty.

   Court: Sessions Court, Jaipur

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3. 1996-01-01~PIL FILEDMilestone99%

   NGOs led by Vishaka file PIL in Supreme Court; not challenging acquittal directly but demanding guidelines against workplace sexual harassment. SC frames Vishaka Guidelines in landmark 1997 judgment.

   Court: Supreme Court of India

   SC13/8/1997
4. 2013-04-23LEGISLATION ENACTEDMilestone99%

   Parliament enacts Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act 2013, codifying the Vishaka Guidelines into law. Bhanwari Devi's case is the foundational catalyst.

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