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Under the Constitution of India the President of India has the power to

The President can commute a death sentence under Article 72. Commutation substitutes a less severe punishment for the existing sentence. This constitutional clemency power…

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Under the Constitution of India the President of India has the power to

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The President can commute a death sentence under Article 72. Commutation substitutes a less severe punishment for the existing sentence. This constitutional clemency power differs from a court's appellate power to set aside a conviction or direct a retrial.

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