India
Death penalty and prisoners' rights · Archive since 1999
Data card
- Legal status
- Retentionist
- Executions recorded in 2026
- 0
- Executions recorded in 2025
- 0
- First news item in the archive
- JANUARY 1, 1999 · The Indian legislative system also provides for different...
- News items in the archive
- 1,856
Source: Hands Off Cain database, updated to 2026.
India is classified as Retentionist in the Hands Off Cain database, updated to 2026. In 2026 the association recorded 0 executions in the country, against 0 the year before. The archive holds 1,856 news items on India, from 1999 to today.
Latest news
- JULY 14, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: SC BLOCKS DEATH OF TWO IN DEC 16 GANG-RAPE
The Supreme Court of India suspended the death sentence of Vinay Sharma and Akshay Thakur, the two
JULY 3, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: SUPREME COURT COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE OF 26-YEAR-OLD YOUTH
the Supreme Court commuted the death sentence of a 26-year-old youth to life term for killing a woman
- JULY 2, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: SUPREME COURT COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE OF POLICE CONSTABLE
the Supreme Court commuted the death sentence awarded to a police constable for murdering his wife and
JUNE 25, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: 24-YR-OLD PALI MAN GETS DEATH FOR RAPING & MURDERING MINOR GIRL IN 2012
In a speedy, decisive judgment, the Mangaon court in Raigad district awarded the death sentence to a 24-
- JUNE 24, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: COP GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING 3 BIHAR STUDENTS IN FAKE ENCOUNTER
Finally delivering justice for the three teenage students who were killed in a fake gun-battle 12 years ago in
- JUNE 13, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR RAPING, MURDERING GIRL
A man, accused of raping and killing a minor, was awarded death sentence by the Barabanki court.
- JUNE 11, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA TO IMPOSE DEATH PENALTY ON HIJACKERS
India will introduce a new anti-hijacking law to impose death penalty on hijackers, Xinhua news agency
MAY 30, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: 3 RAPISTS SENTENCED TO DEATH
An Indian court sentenced to death three men who raped a photojournalist inside an abandoned textile mill
MAY 23, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: LAW COMMISSION CALLS FOR REVIEW OF DEATH PENALTY
the Law Commission of India, which works as an advisory body to the Ministry of Law and Justice, has
- MAY 21, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: SC COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCES OF 2 CONVICTS
The Supreme Court of India commuted death sentence of two convicts in 2002 in American Center attack
MAY 14, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: SC COMMUTES DEATH PENALTY TO 30-YRS JAIL
The Supreme Court has commuted the death penalty of a man, convicted for raping and killing a 9-year-old
- APRIL 4, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MUMBAI COURT ORDERS FIRST DEATH SENTENCE FOR MULTIPLE RAPES
An Indian judge ordered three men to hang after they were convicted of two gang-rapes.
- APRIL 1, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: RAJIV GANDHI ASSASSINS WILL NOT HANG, REITERATES SUPREME COURT
the Supreme Court reiterated that three men from Tamil Nadu convicted of killing former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi will not hang.
MARCH 31, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: SC COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE OF BHULLAR TO LIFE TERM
The Supreme Court four-judge bench headed by Chief Justice P Sathasivam commuted the death sentence
MARCH 27, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: SEVEN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN CHILD'S SACRIFICE CASE IN CHHATTISGARH
Seven people, including Kiran Yadav (Guru mata), who had allegedly kidnapped and murdered a two-
MARCH 24, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: MADRAS HC UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE IN KIDNAP AND MURDER CASE
Madras High Court upheld the death sentence awarded by a Mahila Court in Coimbatore in 2012 to a 27-
- MARCH 16, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTY
the Supreme Court suspended the death penalty for two of the four men sentenced to death for raping and
the Supreme Court suspended the death penalty for two of the four men sentenced to death for raping and
- MARCH 12, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: SUPREME COURT REJECTS GOVERNMENT’S PLEA ON VERDICT ON COMMUTATION OF DEATH PENALTY
the Supreme Court dismissed the Centre’s plea seeking review of its verdict holding that undue delay by the
MARCH 11, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: COURT AWARDS DEATH SENTENCE TO THREE DACOITS
In a sensational verdict, a district court judge in Guntur handed death sentence to three notorious dacoits
MARCH 9, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: HIGH COURT COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE OF FIVE CONVICTED OF 'HONOUR KILLING'
The Delhi high court has commuted the death sentence given to five people involved in the murder of a man,
- FEBRUARY 28, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: SUPREME COURT COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE OF FOUR TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT
the Supreme Court commuted the death sentence of four persons to life imprisonment on the ground of their
FEBRUARY 25, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: SC COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE, JAILS RAPIST FOR 35 YEARS
The Supreme Court commuted the death sentence of a man convicted for raping a minor girl who later died
- FEBRUARY 24, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: GUJ HC COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE OF MAN WHO KILLED 5 OF FAMILY
Gujarat High Court has commuted the death sentence of a murder convict, who killed five members of a
- FEBRUARY 21, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTY
a youth, Amal Biswas was sentenced to death by hanging, for raping and murdering his girlfriend, a teen-
a youth, Amal Biswas was sentenced to death by hanging, for raping and murdering his girlfriend, a teen-
FEBRUARY 19, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: DELHI COURT AWARDS DEATH PENALTY TO THREE CONVICTS IN GANG RAPE, MURDER CASE
A Delhi court awarded death penalty to three youths for abduction, gang rape and murder of a 19-year-old
- FEBRUARY 18, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: SUPREME COURT COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE FOR RAJIV GANDHI KILLERS
India's Supreme Court commuted the death sentence for three killers of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, citing delays in the case 23 years after he was assassinated by Tamil separatists.
- FEBRUARY 14, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTY
DEVINDER PAL SINGH BHULLAR'S DEATH SENTENCE SHOULD BE COMMUTED TO LIFE TERM, DELHI GOVERNMENT TELLS SUPREME COURT
In an affidavit filed in the Supreme Court today, Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government has said that 1993
- FEBRUARY 13, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTY
February 13, 2014: Chandrakant Ahire, a 35-year-old man, was sentenced to death by the Vasai sessions
February 13, 2014: Chandrakant Ahire, a 35-year-old man, was sentenced to death by the Vasai sessions
- FEBRUARY 7, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: FOUR MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN NEW DELHI GANG-RAPE CASE
Four men were sentenced to death by an Indian court for the gang-rape and murder of a young New Delhi
- FEBRUARY 3, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu was pleased to learn of the judgement of the Supreme Court of India
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu was pleased to learn of the judgement of the Supreme Court of India