Pardoning Powers of President & Governor in view of latest SC Judgment - By Satish Kumar Karna

The philosophy behind the right to forgiveness is that every civilized country recognizes and therefore stipulates that the right to forgiveness is exercised as an act of grace and humanity.

Recently, the Supreme Court of India stated that state governments do not have the authority under criminal procedure laws to release a person sentenced to life imprisonment before serving a minimum of 14 years in prison. However, the court concluded that a state's governor, exercising his authority under Article 161 of the Constitution, can pardon inmates, including those on death row, even before they have spent a minimum ....

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