India
| Legal system family | Civil law + Customary law |
| How the law works | In post-independence India, the Uniform Penal Code throughout India and civil code to residents of Goa. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and the Bharatiya Sakshya Act, 2023 amendment bills with minor changes. While Hindu personal law based on customary laws of Indian religions and Muslim personal law based on hanafi school are currently used, the Indian government is promoting a Uniform Civil Code that applies to all citizens. |
| Form of government | democratic republic; constitutional republic; federal republic; republic |
| Constitution | – |
| Legislature | Parliament of India |
| Highest court | Supreme Court of India |
| Head of state | Droupadi Murmu |
| Head of government | Narendra Modi |
| Age of majority | 18 |
| Minimum marriage age | 21 |
| Retirement age | – |
| Official languages | Hindi; English |
| Capital | New Delhi |
| Continent | Asia |
| Population | 1,326,093,247 |
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