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Article 72 of the Constitution of India

Article
72
Chapter
CHAPTER I.—T HE EXECUTIVE — The President and Vice-President
Index row title
(1) The President shall have the power to grant
Source document
India Constitution
Provision ID
4dfcb6b2-0b64-4efc-a449-14d750d93c76

188 words

Verbatim text

pardons, reprieves, respites or remissions of punishment or to suspend, remit or commute the sentence of any person convicted of any offence— (a) in all cases where the punishment or sentence is by a Court Martial; (b) in all cases where the punishment or sentence is for an offence against any law relating to a matterto which the executive power of the Union extends; (c) in all cases where the sentence is a sentence of death. (2) Nothing in sub-clause ( a) of clause (1) shall affect the power conferred by law on any officer of the ArmedForces of the Union to suspend, remit or commute asentence passed by a Court Martial. (3) Nothing in sub-clause ( c) of clause (1) shall affect the power to suspend, remit or commute a sentence ofdeath exercisable by the Governor 1*** of a State under any law for the time being in force.Power of Presidentto grant pardons,etc., and tosuspend, remit orcommute sentencesin certain cases. 1The words “or Rajpramukh “ omitted by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, s. 29 and Sch.THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA (Part V . —The Union. —Arts. 71—72.)34

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  • The index files this text under article 72 of the Constitution of India.
  • The index files it under the chapter heading “CHAPTER I.—T HE EXECUTIVE — The President and Vice-President”.
  • The passage runs to about 188 words.

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