Power of President to grant pardons, etc., and to suspend, remit or commute sentences in certain cases
भाग 5: संघ
यह विधायी विभाग (विधि और न्याय मंत्रालय) का आधिकारिक अंग्रेज़ी पाठ है। आधिकारिक हिंदी पाठ जल्द जोड़ा जाएगा। अनुच्छेद का शीर्षक भी अभी आधिकारिक अंग्रेज़ी में है।
(1) The President shall have the power to grant pardons, reprieves, respites or remissions of punishment or to suspend, remit or commute the sentence of any person convicted of any offence—
(a) in all cases where the punishment or sentence is by a Court Martial;
(b) in all cases where the punishment or sentence is for an offence against any law relating to a matter to which the executive power of the Union extends;
(c) in all cases where the sentence is a sentence of death.
(2) Nothing in sub-clause (a) of clause (1) shall affect the power conferred by law on any officer of the Armed Forces of the Union to suspend, remit or commute a sentence passed by a Court Martial.
(3) Nothing in sub-clause (c) of clause (1) shall affect the power to suspend, remit or commute a sentence of death exercisable by the Governor ¹* * * of a State under any law for the time being in force.
संशोधन नोट
- ¹The words "or Rajpramukh" omitted by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, s. 29 and Sch. (w.e.f. 1-11-1956).
भारत का संविधान (1 मई 2026 तक के संशोधनों सहित). संविधान (एक सौ छठा संशोधन) अधिनियम, 2023 तक के सभी संशोधन शामिल। पाठ में छोटे नंबर नीचे के संशोधन नोट बताते हैं।
जुड़े हुए अनुच्छेद
- 67Term of office of Vice-President
- 68Time of holding election to fill vacancy in the office of Vice- President and the term of office of person elected to fill casual vacancy
- 69Oath or affirmation by the Vice-President
- 70Discharge of President's functions in other contingencies
- 71Matters relating to, or connected with, the election of a President or Vice-President
- 73Extent of executive power of the Union