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Under which Article of the Constitution of India is the 'Power of President to grant pardons' provided?

"Article 72" of the Constitution of India confers upon the President the power to grant pardons, reprieves, respites, or remissions of punishment, or to suspend, remit, or…

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Under which Article of the Constitution of India is the 'Power of President to grant pardons' provided?

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"Article 72" of the Constitution of India confers upon the President the power to grant pardons, reprieves, respites, or remissions of punishment, or to suspend, remit, or commute the sentence of any person convicted of an offence in all Court Martial cases, in cases relating to matters to which the executive power of the Union extends, and in all cases where the sentence is a sentence of death.

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