Human sacrifice is illegal in India. But a few cases do occur in remote and underdeveloped regions of the country, where modernity has not penetrated well and tribal/semi-tribal groups adhere to cultural practices as they did over the course of millennia. According to the Hindustan Times, there was an incident of human sacrifice in western Uttar Pradesh in 2003.[104] Similarly, police in Khurja reported "dozens of sacrifices" in the period of half a year in 2006.[105]
The Supreme Court of India habitually issues the death penalty to those found guilty of practising human sacrifice.