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 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.
- MARCH 15, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH FOR DRUG PEDDLING CHALLENGED
the Indian Harm Reduction Network, a consortium of NGOs for humane drug policies, filed a petition with the Gujarat high court challenging the constitutional validity of Section 31A of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, which prescribe
- MARCH 15, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: TWO GET DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING FOUR PEOPLE
an Additional Sessions Judge (II) in Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh, India, sentenced Durgadeen and Ishwardas, from Natarra village, to death for murdering four people over a family dispute on December 5, 2000.
MARCH 15, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: PHILANTHROPIST PAYS BLOOD MONEY, FOUR INDIANS ON DEATH ROW PARDONED
an Indian father pardoned four Indian expatriates who were found guilty of murdering
- MARCH 11, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED FOR 5
Justices Mittal and Jeyapaul of the Punjab and Haryana High Court in India commuted five death sentences to 20 years imprisonment each. Manoj, 23, and Babli, 19, were murdered in June 2007 after they married against their families' wishes