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
- FEBRUARY 5, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER, ATTEMPTED RAPE
an Additional Sessions court in India sentenced to death Lalit Kumar Yadav for killing a woman while attempting to rape her.
- JANUARY 31, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
the CBI Special Judge in Kochi, India, sentenced Antony alias Anthappan, to be hanged
the CBI Special Judge in Kochi, India, sentenced Antony alias Anthappan, to be hanged
- JANUARY 29, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Portugal's Supreme Court allowed the extradition of Abu Salem
Portugal's Supreme Court allowed the extradition of Abu Salem
- JANUARY 28, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
the Calcutta High Court, India, commuted to life imprisonment the death sentence
the Calcutta High Court, India, commuted to life imprisonment the death sentence
- JANUARY 20, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
the Indian Supreme Court today commuted into life imprisonment the death penalty
the Indian Supreme Court today commuted into life imprisonment the death penalty
- JANUARY 4, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
the Orissa High Court, India, commuted the death sentence awarded to Krushna Naik
the Orissa High Court, India, commuted the death sentence awarded to Krushna Naik
- DECEMBER 30, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
the Mirpur District Criminal Court, Pakistan, gave an Indian national ten death sentences
the Mirpur District Criminal Court, Pakistan, gave an Indian national ten death sentences
- DECEMBER 28, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
doctors from across India vehemently opposed the proposal to replace hanging
doctors from across India vehemently opposed the proposal to replace hanging
- DECEMBER 15, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
a Fast Track Court in Ahmedabad, India, sentenced 19-year-old Balwant Thakore to death
a Fast Track Court in Ahmedabad, India, sentenced 19-year-old Balwant Thakore to death
- DECEMBER 13, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
a 28-year-old man named Shaheer, convicted of killing a police...
a 28-year-old man named Shaheer, convicted of killing a police...
- DECEMBER 10, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
hundreds of Tibetans took to the streets of New Delhi in a silent protest march
hundreds of Tibetans took to the streets of New Delhi in a silent protest march
- DECEMBER 9, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
the Additional Sessions Court in Thalassery, India, sentenced to death Raju
the Additional Sessions Court in Thalassery, India, sentenced to death Raju
- NOVEMBER 3, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
A Pakistani national was sentenced to death by a Delhi...
A Pakistani national was sentenced to death by a Delhi court for causing a bomb explosion in 1997 in a crowded blue line bus, killing four persons and injuring 24
- OCTOBER 30, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
A Fast Track Court in India sentenced to death Joy...
A Fast Track Court in India sentenced to death Joy alias Thomas, 41 and Chacko alias James, 38, for murdering a jeep driver in order to steal his vehicle
- OCTOBER 29, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
See article of same date under 'the death penalty for...
See article of same date under 'the death penalty for terrorism'
- OCTOBER 27, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
India's eastern state of Bihar was considering training...
India's eastern state of Bihar was considering training prisoners to become hangmen so it could deal with the convicts it had on death row, State Jail Minister Raghvendra Pratap Singh said
- OCTOBER 10, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Death penalty is no deterrent to crime and it has to...
Death penalty is no deterrent to crime and it has to go, Saji Thomas, secretary of interim National Executive Committee of Amnesty International India, said
- OCTOBER 10, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
a court in Thalassery in the Indian state of Kerala, sentenced to death four Communist Party of India (CPI-M) activists
a court in Thalassery in the Indian state of Kerala, sentenced to death four Communist Party of India (CPI-M) activists
- OCTOBER 7, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
A fast track court in Godhra in the Indian state of...
A fast track court in Godhra in the Indian state of Gujarat, sentenced to death Ratansinh alias Anupsinh Chauhan after convicting him of raping and murdering a six year old girl on August 16, 2003
- OCTOBER 7, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
A court in Delhi, India, sentenced a 59-year-old man...
A court in Delhi, India, sentenced a 59-year-old man to death and his two young sons to life imprisonment in a triple murder case at Saket in South Delhi in 1998
- OCTOBER 6, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court, India, confirmed...
A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court, India, confirmed the death sentence by the Kollam Sessions Court awarded to Rama Subramanian alias Mani for murdering his employer- a widow and her three children
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
A sessions court in India awarded capital punishment...
A sessions court in India awarded capital punishment to a person for killing a farmer to acquire his property and also sentenced three builders to life imprisonment for participating in the conspiracy
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
A court in New Delhi, India, sentenced two men to death...
A court in New Delhi, India, sentenced two men to death after finding them guilty of committing three murders
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that V
It was reported that V
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Virendra Kumar and Vinod Yadav were sentenced to death...
Virendra Kumar and Vinod Yadav were sentenced to death by a fast track court in Bihar state's Bhagalpur district, India, after they were convicted of raping and killing an eight-year-old girl on August 5, 1998
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The crimes were the same
The crimes were the same
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
A Delhi court, India, sentenced to death Brijkishore...
A Delhi court, India, sentenced to death Brijkishore alias Bittu for killing another person by stabbing him 23 times on a road
- SEPTEMBER 9, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
According to the Internet edition of Pakistani daily...
According to the Internet edition of Pakistani daily Dawn, studies show that most of those executed in India are illiterate, poor and vulnerable
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Despite having 69 death row prisoners, it was reported...
Despite having 69 death row prisoners, it was reported that the Indian state of Bihar had no hangman
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Renuka Kiran Shinde, 29, and Seema Mohan Gavit, 27,...
Renuka Kiran Shinde, 29, and Seema Mohan Gavit, 27, had their death sentences given to them in 2001 by a trial court confirmed by the Bombay High Court in India