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
- OCTOBER 13, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: HIGH COURT COMMUTES HAWARA DEATH SENTENCE TO LIFE TERM
the Punjab and Haryana High Court in India commuted the death sentence awarded to Jagtar Singh Hawara, one of the prime accused in former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh’s assassination case, to life imprisonment.
- OCTOBER 8, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MAN GETS CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR KILLING WIFE
in Malappuram, India, Kerala district Fast Track Court Judge P S Nazeer Ahammed...
- OCTOBER 6, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH PENALTY COMMUTED IN PRIYADARSHINI MURDER, FAMILY DISMAYED
Justices H.S. Bedi and C.K. Prasad of the Indian Supreme Court commuted the death sentence of Santosh Kumar Singh for murdering Delhi University student Priyadarshini Mattoo.
- OCTOBER 6, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: HC COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE
Chief Justice J N Patel and Justice A K Ray of the Calcutta High Court in India...
- OCTOBER 6, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER ACCUSED
in India, Lohardaga district and sessions judge Gautam Kumar sentenced Alber Oraon...
- OCTOBER 6, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: COURT GIVES DEATH PENALTY TO MAN FOR KILLING WIFE, 2 KIDS
in India, additional sessions judge Ravinder Kaur sentenced Naveen Ahuja...
OCTOBER 5, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED TO LIFE TERM FOR 4 OF A FAMILY
the Indian President commuted the death sentences of four unidentified members of a family
- OCTOBER 1, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MAOIST KANGAROO COURTS EXECUTED 21 PEOPLE THIS YEAR: CHIDAMBARAM
Indian Home minister P Chidambaram said the Maoists had set up many kangaroo courts which brutally executed 21 people in public in 2010.
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MADRAS HC CONFIRMS DEATH SENTENCE IN CRIME CASE
a division bench of the Madras High Court in India comprising Justices M Chockalingam and M Sathyanarayanan upheld the death sentence awarded to Sundar, alias Sundararajan, 33, from Samayapuram, for kidnapping for ransom and murdering a seven-year-old boy
SEPTEMBER 30, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: 11 DANDUPALYA GANGSTERS GET DEATH PENALTY
in Bangalore, India, judge H R Srinivas of the special court conducting trials in the
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: KOLI GETS DEATH IN THIRD CASE
in India, Special CBI judge A.K. Singh sentenced domestic helper Koli to death for brutally murdering Rachna, 8, in Noida on April 10, 2006.
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH FOR MINOR'S RAPE AND MURDER
judge AS Shiwankar of the Nagpur district and sessions court in India sentenced Vasanta Dupare, 47, to death for raping and killing Muskan, 4, at Wadi on April 3, 2008.