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
FEBRUARY 11, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: MAN GETS DEATH FOR KILLING 6-YR-OLD GIRL AFTER RAPE
A Delhi court has awarded death penalty to a man who killed a six-and-half-year-
FEBRUARY 10, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: HC UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY OF THREE FOR 2003 MUMBAI BLASTS
The Bombay high court upheld death sentence to three people, including a woman, convicted
FEBRUARY 9, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: PRESIDENT PATIL COMMUTED DEATH PENALTY OF 23 TO LIFE DURING HER TENURE
President Pratibha Patil accepted the clemency petition of Sushil Murmu, pending
FEBRUARY 7, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: SC SAVES FROM GALLOWS MAN WHO BEHEADED HIS MOTHER
In India, the Supreme Court reduced to life imprisonment the death sentence imposed
- FEBRUARY 5, 2012United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: MURDERERS SPARED THE DEATH SENTENCE
two murderers were spared execution in UAE when a court commuted their death
FEBRUARY 1, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: NO MANDATORY GALLOWS FOR KILLING WITH ILLEGAL ARMS - APEX COURT
In India, the Supreme Court held that Section 27(3) of the Arms Act, 1959 that provides
JANUARY 30, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: HC UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR MAHENDRA
In India, the Gauhati high court upheld its previous order of a death sentence for murder convict
- JANUARY 28, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: COURT AWARDS DEATH PENALTY IN DRUG CASE FOR THE FIRST TIME
in the first ever case of capital punishment in a drug crime, a special Narcotics
JANUARY 24, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR MURDERING FIVE
Describing the act of a 40-year-old man, who murdered five persons under the influence
JANUARY 18, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: DEATH SENTENCE TO FIVE DANDUPALYA GANG MEMBERS
34th Special Sessions Court sentenced five members of a notorious Dandupalya gang
- JANUARY 14, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTY
PORTUGAL: EXTRADITION TREATY WITH INDIA VIOLATED IN ABU SALEM'S CASE
Portugal's Supreme Court has rejected a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) appeal against
- JANUARY 10, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MAN AWARDED CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IN RAPE AND MURDER CASE
A man was awarded capital punishment in Uttar Pradesh (India), in a 12-year old rape