Political Science · Political Institutions in India
UGC NET 2023 Political Science
The Governor is entrusted with pardoning powers which include the power to:
- 1. Suspend the sentence
- 2. Commute the sentence
- 3. Grant remission of punishment
- 4. Grant pardon
A1, 2, 3 and 4 only ✓ Correct
B2, 3 and 4 only
C1 and 2 only
D3 and 4 only
Correct answer: (A) 1, 2, 3 and 4 only — The Governor's pardoning power includes the power to suspend, commute, remit and grant pardon, so the answer is all four.
Explanation
★The Governor's pardoning power includes the power to suspend, commute, remit and grant pardon, so the answer is all four.
★Article 161 gives the Governor the power to grant pardons, reprieves, respites and remissions of punishment.
★It also covers the power to suspend, remit or commute the sentence of a person convicted of an offence.
★This power extends to offences against laws relating to matters to which the executive power of the state extends.
★Unlike the President, the Governor cannot pardon a death sentence or a sentence by a court-martial.
★The corresponding pardoning power of the President is given under Article 72.
★For NET, contrast the Governor's power under Article 161 with the wider power of the President under Article 72.
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