The presidential pardoning powers are covered by Article 72 of the Indian Constitution. The President of India uses his pardoning powers when deciding on a person’s penalty or sentence after being found guilty of an offence. They fall in five categories:
Pardon:
A pardon totally exonerates the offender of all sentences, punishments, and disqualifications by eliminating both the penalty and the conviction.
Commutation:
This term refers to the exchange of one type of punishment for a less severe one. For instance, a death sentence could be changed to rigorous imprisonment and then to simple imprisonment.
Remission:
This refers to reducing a sentence without altering its nature. For instance, a sentence of two years of hard labour could be reduced to one year of hard labour or rigorous imprisonment.
Respite:
This refers to substituting a shorter sentence for one that was initially imposed owing to a unique circumstance, such as a convict’s physical impairment or a woman offender’swho is now pregnant.
Reprieve:
This word refers to a brief postponement of the implementation of a sentence, most often the death penalty. Its goal is to provide the prisoner enough time to ask the President for a pardon or commutation of sentence.
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Humare constitution mei president ko kuch pardoning powers di gyi hai. Yeh ek tarike ki absolute power hai jo article 72 mei provided hai.
Aaiye dekhte hai iss power ke bare mei
Pardon:
A pardon totally exonerates the offender of all sentences, punishments, and disqualifications by eliminating both the penalty and the conviction.( ismei ek offender ko totally relieve kia jata hai kisi bhi type ke punishment se)
Commutation:
This term refers to the exchange of one type of punishment for a less severe one. For instance, a death sentence could be changed to rigorous imprisonment and then to simple imprisonment.
Remission:
This refers to reducing a sentence without altering its nature. For instance, a sentence of two years of hard labour could be reduced to one year of hard labour or rigorous imprisonment.
Respite:
This refers to substituting a shorter sentence for one that was initially imposed owing to a unique circumstance, such as a convict’s physical impairment or a woman offender’swho is now pregnant.
Reprieve:
This word refers to a brief postponement of the implementation of a sentence, most often the death penalty. Its goal is to provide the prisoner enough time to ask the President for a pardon or commutation of sentence.
