Death punishment for all Delhi gang rape Convicts....

A special Delhi court awarded on Friday awarded death sentence to all four convicts in the December 16 gang-rape case. Stay with TOI for live updates.

02:34 PMDeath Sentence

A Delhi court has pronounced the death sentence for all four convicts in the Delhi gang-rape case.

02:22 PM"We beg the court that justice should be given to our daughter"

- Nirbhaya's mother

02:21 PMLawyers for the four convicts have already said they will appeal the convictions in the Delhi high court.

02:20 PMPolice in riot gear maintained a heavy presence outside the court on Friday with the road leading up to the complex barricaded off.

02:19 PMSentencing in the Delhi gang-rape case is expected at around 2.30pm.

02:18 PMThree days after finding the 4 accused guilty of a murder that sickened the nation, Judge Yogesh Khanna will announce whether it fulfills the "rarest of rare" criteria for crimes that merit capital punishment.

12:57 PMDelhi gang rape: Case diary

12:28 PMDelhi gang-rape convicts

11:15 AMThe horrific nature of Nirbhaya's injuries, the fact that she and her friend were thrown out of a moving bus which also tried to run them over constitute aggravating circumstances that tilt the balance in favour of maximum penalty, legal experts say.

10:55 AMThe trial court's description of the crime as "brutal", "premeditated" and "cold blooded" in its judgment in Nirbhaya case strengthens the prosecution's demand for the death penalty.

10:46 AMThe four convicts in the December 16 gang-rape case will know their fate today as a special Delhi court is slated to announce the quantum of punishment today. Will it be death or life term? India awaits.