Practice mode Union and State Executive

Which Article empowers the President of India to grant pardons, reprieves and remissions?

Correct answer C. Article 72

Explanation

Article 72 gives the President power to pardon or commute sentences, including death sentences and sentences by court martial; Governors have a similar power under Article 161.

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