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
MARCH 8, 2016IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: 1,398 PEOPLE AWARDED CAPITAL PUNISHMENT DURING 2004-14
As many as 1,398 people were awarded capital punishment and three were executed in the country during
FEBRUARY 27, 2016IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: NINE CULPRITS SENTENCED TO DEATH IN 13-YEAR-OLD CHITRAKOOT MASSACRE
The local court of Chitrakoot sentenced 9 people to death in 13-year-old massacre. Two of the accused
FEBRUARY 4, 2016IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: DEATH SENTENCE TO 11 FOR KILLING WOMAN TO GRAB LAND IN NADIA
Eleven people including a former Trinamool Congress leader were awarded death sentence by Nadia
JANUARY 27, 2016IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: HIGH COURT COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE OF SERIAL KILLER, AWARDS LIFE TERM
The Delhi High Court commuted to life capital punishment awarded to serial killer Chandrakant Jha in two
JANUARY 18, 2016IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: APEX COURT STAYS EXECUTION OF TWO DEATH ROW PRISONERS
The Supreme Court of India stayed the execution of two condemned prisoners who were awarded death
- JANUARY 12, 2016IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR WOMAN, 3 OTHERS FOR MURDERING 6 OF FAMILY
A court in Uttar Pradesh awarded death sentence to four persons, including a woman, accused of
- JANUARY 1, 2016IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is provided for by the Penal Code and by Art. 21 of the Constitution
The death penalty is provided for by the Penal Code and by Art. 21 of the Constitution
- NOVEMBER 23, 2015IndiaDEATH PENALTY
ODISHA (INDIA): FIVE GET DEATH PENALTY FOR RAPE AND MURDER OF MINOR
A local court in Odisha’s Keonjhar district pronounced death sentence to five accused in the rape and
SEPTEMBER 30, 2015IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: FIVE MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR 2006 MUMBAI TRAIN BLASTS
A Mumbai court has awarded capital punishment to five convicts in 2006 Mumbai local train serial blasts in
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2015IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MINOR RAPE AND MURDER
The additional sessions judge of Kamalpur, in Tripura's Dhalai district, sentenced two youngsters to death
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2015IndiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. India's largest drug seller, Sun Pharma, has publicly dissociated itself from the use of its drugs in upcoming executions.
USA - Arkansas. India's largest drug seller, Sun Pharma, has publicly dissociated itself from the use of its drugs in upcoming executions.
- SEPTEMBER 9, 2015IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: CAPITAL PUNISHMENT TO MAN FOR MURDER OF MINOR
A 28-year-old man was sentenced to capital imprisonment in Madhya Pradesh state of central India on the charge of brutally killing a minor boy after sodomizing him.