Volume : VII, Issue : VIII, August - 2018

Clemency in Indian Law: The Constitutional Framework

Prof. Hansa M. Bhargav

Abstract :

Clemency is a pardoning power that is vested in the Executive of the State. In India, clemency is recognized under Article 72 and Article 161 of the Constitution. The President and the Governors are empowered to grant pardon, reprieves, respites or remissions of punishment or to suspend, remit or commute the sentence of any person convicted of any offence. Such power however suffers from the vices of curtailment on the discretion of the President and the Governor, wherein advise of the Council of Ministers is shadowed. The Researcher seeks to analyze the concept of clemency and the powers conferred upon the President and Governor in India.

Keywords :

Pardon   Constitution   President   Governor  

Article: Download PDF    DOI : https://www.doi.org/10.36106/paripex  

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PROF. HANSA M. BHARGAV, Clemency in Indian Law: The Constitutional Framework, PARIPEX‾INDIAN JOURNAL OF RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-8 | August-2018


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