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
- AUGUST 13, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH FOR DOWRY DEATH?
the Law Commission of India is planning to make the law regarding dowry death more stringent, hoping it would help restrain the occurrence of dowry related crimes.
- AUGUST 11, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: TWO TAXI DRIVERS GET CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR KILLING AUSTRALIAN TOURIST
in a Delhi Court in India, two taxi drivers were sentenced to death for killing 59 year old Australian tourist Dawn Emilie Griggs after gang raping and robbing her in 2004.
- AUGUST 11, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: SC CAN FIX TENURE OF LIFE TERM IN LIEU OF DEATH PENALTY
the Indian Supreme Court ruled that in order to minimize the use of death penalty, it has the power to fix tenure of life imprisonment while substituting it for death sentence.
- AUGUST 8, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH FOR KILLING WIFE, 2 KIDS
after the Punjab and Haryana High Court confirmed the death sentence of a man for killing his wife and two children in Jalandhar in March 2005, Judge BK Mehta of a local additional sessions court issued warrants for his execution on September 20.
- AUGUST 5, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: FOUR DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
four people were sentenced to death by a court in Lohardaga, India, for killing eight members of a family last year after a feud over land. District and Sessions Judge Goutam Kumar Choudhury pronounced the judgement against Mofil Khan, Mubark Khan, Wakil
- AUGUST 4, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: YOUTH GETS DEATH FOR RAPE, MURDER OF MINOR GIRL
the Madurai District Court in India handed the death sentence to a 20 year old youth, charged with the rape and murder of a minor.
- JULY 29, 2008United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: TWO INDIAN MEN SPARED DEATH ROW IN SHARJAH
in a major reprieve in the United Arab Emirates, a Sharjah court pardoned two Indian migrant workers.
- JULY 25, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR RAPE AND MURDER OF 5 YEAR OLD
the Indian Supreme Court sentenced a man, identified as Bantu, to death for raping and murdering a five year old girl and attempting to cover up the crime as an accident.
- JULY 22, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
the Indian Supreme Court commuted the death sentence awarded to Swami Shardanand
the Indian Supreme Court commuted the death sentence awarded to Swami Shardanand
- JULY 9, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
in Thrissur, India, District Sessions Judge B Kamalpasha...
in Thrissur, India, District Sessions Judge B Kamalpasha...
- JUNE 30, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
the Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court...
the Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court...
- JUNE 30, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
a local fast track court of Govind Prasad Singh...
a local fast track court of Govind Prasad Singh...