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The President can only grant pardon in cases involving a death sentence.

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True

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False

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The correct option is B False

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Q. Consider the following statements :
1. Both President and Governor can pardon, reprive, respite, remit, suspend or commute the punishment or sentence.
2. While the President can pardon death penalty, governor can not pardon death penalty.
3. While the President can grant pardon, reprieve, respite, suspension, remission or commutation in respect to punishment or sentence by a court-martial, govenor can not.

Which of the above is/ are true ?

Q. Which of the following statements regarding the pardoning powers of the President is/are not correct?

1

. He has the pardoning power in respect of sentence by court-martial

2

. He can grant reprieve and respite in case of punishment for an offence against any law of the land, Union or State

3

. He alone can pardon a sentence of death

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. His exercise of the power of pardon is open to judicial review

Q. Assertion :The President of India has the power to grant pardon, reprieve, respite or remission of punishment or to suspend, remit or commute sentence. Reason: The President exercises not only executive functions but also judicial and legislative functions.

Q. Power of Governor to grant pardon etc. and to suspend, remit or commute sentence in certain cases is a statutory power. It is given in ____________.

Q. The power to grant pardon given to the President of India under Article

72

of Constitution can be exercised _____________________.

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