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 1, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: GODHRA PENALTY: GALLOWS FOR 11
Special judge P R Patel of the special court at Sabarmati Jail in India sentenced 11 people to death for the Godhra train burning case that left 59 kar sevaks dead on February 27, 2002.
- FEBRUARY 27, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING IN VISA FRAUD OPERATION
limousine driver AA, 37, and office manager HM, 27, both Indian nationals, were sentenced to death by the Dubai Criminal Court of First Instance in the United Arab Emirates for killing Pakistani national Masoud al Rahman in Al Hamriya August 20, 2009 over
- FEBRUARY 26, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH TERM FOR DOUBLE MURDER
justice Shiva Sharma of the Sirsa district and sessions court in India sentenced local resident Krishan Lal alias Pali to death for murdering the wife and mother of a local trader, Trishna and Mamta, at their residence in Rori village of the district near
- FEBRUARY 22, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: SC SAVES MAN CONVICTED FOR MURDER FROM THE GALLOWS
a bench of justices Sirpurkar and Thakur of the Indian Supreme Court...
- FEBRUARY 22, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: COURT ACQUITS TWO DEATH-ROW
a division bench of Chief Justice Patel and Justice Roy of the Calcutta High Court in India acquitted Jahangir Alam and Anarul Haque for insufficient evidence.
- FEBRUARY 22, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: THREE HAVE DEATH SENTENCES CANCELLED
a Division Bench of Justice Satish Kumar and Justice M Jeyapaul of the Punjab and Haryana High Court in India cancelled the death penalties of three people.
FEBRUARY 21, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR MUMBAI ATTACK
an appeals court in India confirmed the conviction and death sentence for the only surviving
- FEBRUARY 18, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MAN GETS DEATH FOR RAPE, MURDER OF CHILD IN JAMSHEDPUR
in Jamshedpur, India, Additional district and sessions judge BK Sinha sentenced Sanjay...
- FEBRUARY 16, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: SC RELIEF FOR 2 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING MLA
the Indian Supreme Court commuted the death sentences of Sheo Shankar Singh and Umesh Singh to life imprisonment.
- FEBRUARY 15, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIAN SERVANT TO HANG FOR 'HOUSE OF HORRORS' MURDER
India's Supreme Court ordered domestic servant Surinder Koli...
- FEBRUARY 11, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: THREE AWARDED DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING FIVE OF FAMILY
in Hardoi, Uttar Pradesh, India, the fast track court-IV sentenced Umesh Shukla and his two sons to death for killed Shriniwas, his wife and his three sons over a land dispute on May 31, 2009, in Atrauli town.
- FEBRUARY 8, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
INDIAN IN UAE GETS DEATH SENTENCE
an Indian sailor, identified as AS, 25, was sentenced to death in the United Arab Emirates for sexually assaulting and killing a woman who worked with him.