Q139
Indian PolityUnion Executive: President, PM & Council of Ministers
Power to grant pardons is/are enjoyed by which of the following constitutional authorities?
- a.President
- b.President and Governor of a State
- c.Governor
- d.Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India
Answer: (B) President and Governor of a State
Both the President (Article 72) and state Governors (Article 161) possess pardoning powers, though the President's power is wider — it alone extends to sentences given by court-martial and to all death sentences, regardless of which law the offence falls under.