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 6, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: GODHRA DEATH CONFIRMATION
due to the volume of documents and technical difficulties, Division Bench of Justices Tripathi and Bhatt of the Gujarat High Court in India gave the Panchmahals Principal District Judge two months to prepare paper-books for the confirmation of death sente
- APRIL 3, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
President Pratibha Patil pardoned two murder convicts from Maharashtra...
President Pratibha Patil pardoned two murder convicts from Maharashtra...
APRIL 3, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: PRESIDENT PARDONS TWO DEATH CONVICTS
Indian President Pratibha Patil pardoned two murder convicts from Maharashtra and Madhya
- MARCH 30, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: 2 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR VASHI BOY'S MURDER
extra joint adhoc additional sessions judge DN Bhargande of the fast-track court in Thane, India, sentenced Nihal Sheikh, 30, and Rafiq Sayyed...
- MARCH 29, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: ‘DEATH FOR MILK ADULTERATORS IN MAHARASHTRA’
in India, Maharashtra dairy development minister Madhukar Chavan announced that the state government will demand the death penalty for the milk adulteration
- MARCH 27, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: SHARJAH COURT FREES 8 PUNJABI YOUTHS OF MURDER CHARGE
judges Abul Majd Al Sharqawi, Ehab and Aidroos of the Shariat court in Sharjah, the United Arab Emirates, put its seal on the blood money accepted by the father of a murdered Pakistani youth and freed 8 Indians from Punjab and 2 Pakistanis of all charges
- MARCH 25, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: HC UPHOLDS DEATH FOR KILLING SR CITIZEN, RAPING WOMAN
Bombay high court in India confirmed the death sentence of Sandesh Abhang for murdering Shalini Jadhav...
- MARCH 24, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH PENALTY SET ASIDE DUE TO DENIAL OF FAIR TRIAL
the death sentence of Vasanta Dupare, 47, was set aside by justices Tahilramani and Tahaliyani of the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court in India because he was “deprived of effective defense” by the trial court.
- MARCH 19, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: PUNE COURT GIVES DEATH SENTENCE TO LABOURER FOR KILLING WIFE
in Pune, India, district principal and session judge PD Desai sentenced construction labourer Ramesh Mahipati Randive...
- MARCH 18, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING WOMAN
in Barabanki, India, Additional Sessions Judge Rajendra Chandra sentenced Narendra...
- MARCH 16, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: COURT AWARDS CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR MASS MURDER
in Bihar's Banka district, India, Additional district and session court judge S.C.Jha sentenced Md. Sabbir Mian to death for robbing and murdering seven people in Badua on July 7, 1997.
- MARCH 15, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: MAN TO BE EXECUTED
the Dubai Criminal Court in the United Arab Emirates sentenced an Indian, identified as MSS, to death for burying two compatriots alive under ground and concealing the dead bodies.