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Under the Constitution of India, the nature of the pardoning power of the President is

The President’s pardoning power under Article 72 is executive in character. It is exercised on the advice of the Union Council of Ministers, rather than as a judicial appeal…

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Under the Constitution of India, the nature of the pardoning power of the President is

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The President’s pardoning power under Article 72 is executive in character. It is exercised on the advice of the Union Council of Ministers, rather than as a judicial appeal or the enactment of legislation. Clemency can relieve the consequences of a sentence without turning the President into an appellate court.

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