India
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- federal parliamentary republic
- CONSTITUTION
- January 26, 1950; amended several times
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on English common law; partial review of legislative acts by the judiciary
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- bicameral, Council of States (Rajya Sabha) and People's Assembly (Lok Sabha)
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court, judges appointed by the President and serve until 65 years of age
RELIGIONS
80% Hindu; 11% Muslims; 2% Christians; 2% Sikhs; Buddhist minorities and others
From the country
- APRIL 9, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA SERVANT GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
a special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in India awarded the death penalty to Ajay Kumar Pal, a domestic aide of Jharkhand Industry director Dhirendra Kumar, for killing Pal's wife Amita Sinha, their son and three other minor children three
- APRIL 5, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA DEATH SENTENCE FOR TWO GANGSTERS
the MP High Court's principal bench in Jabalpur awarded the death penalty to Mukhtar Malik and Asif Mamu, and life imprisonment to nine others in a 1996 murder case.
- MARCH 26, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA UTTAR PRADESH COURT AWARDS DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER
the District and Sessions Court of Lakhimpur-Kheri in Uttar Pradesh, India, awarded the death sentence to Pawan Mittal, alias Monu, for murder.
- MARCH 25, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING MINOR NEPHEWS
in India, Judge Narottam Kaushal awarded capital punishment to Rajesh Kumar, 43, for killing the sons of his brother-in-law after being refused a loan by their father.
- MARCH 24, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. ONE GETS DEATH SENTENCE IN HUMAN SACRIFICE CASE
the fast track court of Hazaribag awarded the death sentence to Mahavir Razak and life imprisonment to three others for human sacrifice.
- MARCH 12, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER
an Additional Sessions Court in India awarded the death sentence to Sebastian, a man found guilty of sexually abusing and murdering a two year old girl in Pozhiyoor.
- MARCH 2, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. BSF CONSTABLE GETS DEATH SENTENCE
a head un of the Border Security Force has been sentenced to death for murdering two officers of the force at Rajnagar border outpost last year.
- FEBRUARY 26, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. SOLDIER ON DEATH ROW
a soldier, Sepoy Suresh Chandra Behera of 28 Rashtriya Rifles, was sentenced to death by a court martial in Jammu and Kashmir, according to an army headquarters source.
- FEBRUARY 26, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
MAN SENTECED TO DEATH FOR RAPE MURDER
a man identified as Packi, alias Packianathan, of Shenbaganur in Kodaikanal, India, was sentenced to death.
- FEBRUARY 19, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
DELHI HIGH COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY
the Delhi High Court in India upheld the death penalty for Sushil Sharma in the tandoor murder case.
- FEBRUARY 19, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
MAN GETS DEATH FOR MURDER, RAPE OF 9-YEAR-OLD
a local court, in India, sentenced a 30 year old man, identified as Bablu, to death for raping and murdering a 9-year-old girl. He was also fined Rs 10,000.
- FEBRUARY 16, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY FOR BULANDSHAHAR CHILD-RAPIST
an Indian fast track court has awarded the death penalty to a man for raping and murdering a three-year-old girl in the Bulandshahar District of Uttar Pradesh.