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Pardoning Power of the President (Article 72)

Subject: Polity

Book: Indian Polity by M. Laxmikanth

Allows the President to grant pardons, reprieves, respites, or remission of punishments, especially in death sentence cases or offenses under union jurisdiction. This prerogative upholds humanitarian considerations and correctional justice. Though exercised on the Council of Ministers’ advice, controversies arise when mercy petitions face political influence or indefinite delays. Judicial review is limited to checking procedural arbitrariness, not the mercy’s merits. Similarly, Governors hold pardoning powers for state offenses (Article 161). This constitutional device ensures scope for compassion in the justice system, balancing deterrence with mercy and acknowledging that rigid application of law may sometimes require humane intervention.

Practice Questions

विधायिका के प्रमुख का चुनाव किस प्रक्रिया से होता है?

किस संविधान संशोधन ने संसद में महिलाओं के आरक्षण का प्रस्ताव रखा?

केंद्रीय मंत्री की संख्या किस पर निर्भर करती है?

What is the maximum strength of the Rajya Sabha?

Which of the following is the highest judicial authority in India?

Which of the following is NOT a power of the Rajya Sabha?

न्यायपालिका की स्वतंत्रता किस अनुच्छेद में सुनिश्चित की गई है?

भारतीय संविधान में संशोधन की प्रक्रिया किस आधार पर की जाती है?

Which amendment of the Indian Constitution gave the Right to Education a fundamental right?

किस संविधान संशोधन में "सौम्य" शब्द की जगह "विनम्र" शब्द का उपयोग किया गया?