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 14, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The former judge of the Karnataka High Court in India, H
The former judge of the Karnataka High Court in India, H
- APRIL 13, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The wives of four bandits due to be hanged in Bangalore,...
The wives of four bandits due to be hanged in Bangalore, southern India, on April 16, were pinning their hopes on a last-minute presidential pardon, the women told AFP
- APRIL 12, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The People's Legal Forum (PLF) was to stage a demonstration...
The People's Legal Forum (PLF) was to stage a demonstration in front of the Deputy Commissioner's office in India seeking the abolition of death penalty in the country
- APRIL 12, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is provided for by the Penal Code and by Art. 21 of the Constitution which states
The death penalty is provided for by the Penal Code and by Art. 21 of the Constitution which states
- APRIL 10, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Teacher Ramesh Sahu was sentenced to death by a court...
Teacher Ramesh Sahu was sentenced to death by a court in Shahdol, India, on charges of kidnapping and killing an 11-year-old boy in 1999
- APRIL 6, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The People's Legal Forum (PLF) submitted a petition...
The People's Legal Forum (PLF) submitted a petition to the President of India, A
- MARCH 30, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
U.K. Venugopal was sentenced to death by a fast track...
U.K. Venugopal was sentenced to death by a fast track court in Manjeri, India, after being found guilty of murdering his employer
- MARCH 28, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The need for abolishing the death penalty was emphasised...
The need for abolishing the death penalty was emphasised at a meeting organised by the Society for Community Organisation Trust (SOCO)
- MARCH 27, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The Madras High Court, India, commuted the death sentence...
The Madras High Court, India, commuted the death sentence of 32 year old Marimuthu into life imprisonment
- MARCH 25, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
An Indian court in Bhuj town in Gujarat state sentenced...
An Indian court in Bhuj town in Gujarat state sentenced four Pakistani men to death for "waging war" against India after they were caught smuggling the deadly explosive RDX into the country in 1999
- MARCH 10, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Members of the Regional Tibetan Youth Congress (RTYC)...
Members of the Regional Tibetan Youth Congress (RTYC) and the Regional Tibetan Women's Association from Bylakuppe, Hunsur, Kollegal, and Mysore staged a candlelight demonstration at the Town Hall in Mysore, India, to draw public attention to the death sen
- FEBRUARY 20, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The Indian Supreme Court stayed the execution of alleged...
The Indian Supreme Court stayed the execution of alleged Jaish-e-Mohd militant Mohd Afzal, given death penalty by the Delhi High Court for the December 13, 2001 attack on Parliament, and issued notice to the Delhi Government on his petition challenging th