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
- JUNE 28, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The place where convicted drug trafficker, Ayodhya...
The place where convicted drug trafficker, Ayodhya Prasad Chaubey, was due to be executed was still being kept a secret although police in Indonesia had prepared the team for carrying out the execution
- JUNE 28, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Invoking the Ashokan edict that the state cannot kill...
Invoking the Ashokan edict that the state cannot kill an individual with vengeance, the Indian Law Commission recommended that authorities do away with hanging because found to be degrading and implement instead lethal injection
- JUNE 27, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
"The death sentence awarded to the accused in the case...
"The death sentence awarded to the accused in the case of rape and murder of the 14-year-old Hetal Parekh in Kolkata in 1990 has understandably raised a controversy
- JUNE 27, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
In the first public demand for the execution of Dhananjoy...
In the first public demand for the execution of Dhananjoy Chatterjee, sentenced to death for the rape and murder of a 14-year-old girl, politicians across the political divide and people from diverse backgrounds called for immediate implementation of the
- JUNE 26, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
A day after the President, A
A day after the President, A
- JUNE 25, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International urged Indonesia to commute the...
Amnesty International urged Indonesia to commute the death sentence passed on an Indian who, the government hoped, would be the first drug trafficker executed in the country in recent years
- JUNE 24, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Indian authorities stayed the hanging of Dhananjoy...
Indian authorities stayed the hanging of Dhananjoy Chatterjee in what would have been India's first execution in 15 years
- JUNE 24, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The Indonesian Attorney General's Office announced...
The Indonesian Attorney General's Office announced it was making preparations for the execution of convicted Indian drug dealer Ayodhya Prasadh Chaubey following the Supreme Court's rejection of his second request for a review
- JUNE 24, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Indian intellectuals were leading protests against...
Indian intellectuals were leading protests against capital punishment after a hangman came out of retirement to prepare for the first execution in Calcutta for more than a decade
- JUNE 23, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The European Union (EU) handed over to India a demarche...
The European Union (EU) handed over to India a demarche asking it to think about abolishing capital punishment as the nation discussed the possible hanging of Dhananjoy Chatterjee a man convicted of the rape and murder of a teenager
- JUNE 13, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Major Singh and Baldev Singh were sentenced to death...
Major Singh and Baldev Singh were sentenced to death by an Additional District and Sessions Court in India after being convicted of killing their brother in law
- JUNE 12, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Four sadhus and a disciple of the Vadtal Swaminarayan...
Four sadhus and a disciple of the Vadtal Swaminarayan sect were sentenced to death by a Nadiad sessions court in India