Pardoning Power of President and Governor
Remission of the sentence of A G Perarivalan, convict in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case has been pending before Tamil Nadu Governor for over two years.
Pardoning Power of President
- Article 72 empowers the president to grant pardon to persons who have been tried and convicted of any offence in all cases where the –
- Punishment or sentence is for an offence against a Union Law.
- Punishment or sentence is by a court martial (military court).
- Sentence is a sentence of death.
- Pardoning power of the President includes the following:
- Pardon: It removes both the sentence and the conviction and completely absolves the convict from ....
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