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Under the Constitution of India, the executive clemency powers of the President under Article 72 and the Governor under Article 161 exhibit key procedural and constitutional differences. Which of the following statements accurately describes a constitutional distinction between the pardoning powers of the President and a State Governor?

  1. The President is the sole authority empowered to grant a pardon for a sentence of death, whereas a State Governor can only suspend, remit, or commute a death sentence.Cevap
  2. B
    The Governor possesses the constitutional authority to pardon punishments awarded by a Court Martial, provided the offense was committed within the state's territorial jurisdiction.
  3. C
    The pardoning power of the President is an executive privilege outlined in the Third Schedule, making it completely immune from judicial review under any circumstances.
  4. D
    Neither the President nor the Governor is required to act on the advice of their respective Council of Ministers while granting pardons, as executive clemency is a purely discretionary constitutional power.

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The President is the sole authority empowered to grant a pardon for a sentence of death, whereas a State Governor can only suspend, remit, or commute a death sentence.
Under Article 72, the President has exclusive authority to grant a complete pardon in all cases where the sentence is a sentence of death. Under Article 161, a Governor can suspend, remit, or commute a sentence of death, but cannot grant a full pardon for it.

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1
Examine Article 72 of the Constitution of India regarding Presidential pardoning powers.
Article 72 grants the President power to grant pardons, reprieves, respites, or remissions of punishment in three specific instances: Court Martial cases, offenses against Union laws, and all cases involving a sentence of death.
Establishes the extent of executive clemency granted to the Union Executive head.
2
Examine Article 161 regarding the Governor's pardoning powers and compare it with Article 72.
Article 161 empowers the Governor regarding offenses against State laws, but explicitly excludes Court Martial cases and full pardons for death sentences.
Directly highlights the constitutional distinction between Presidential and Gubernatorial clemency scope.
3
Identify the accurate statement based on constitutional provisions.
Even though a Governor can suspend, remit, or commute a death sentence, the power to completely pardon a death sentence rests exclusively with the President of India.
Confirms the correct distinction matching the question requirement.

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Pardoning Powers of the President (Article 72) versus Governor (Article 161)
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