Indian Polity · Polity
Regarding the pardoning powers under the Constitution of India, choose the correct statement from the options given below:
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- 1The Governor does not have concurrent jurisdiction with the President regarding suspension and remission of a sentence.
- 2The President is the sole authority empowered to pardon a sentence of death.✓
- 3For offences under the Concurrent list, the President alone has the power to grant pardon, excluding the State.
- 4The pardoning powers of the President and the Governor are identical in all aspects.
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The President is the sole authority empowered to pardon a sentence of death.
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