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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Constitution of India Article 161

Power of Governor to Grant Pardons, Etc., and to Suspend, Remit or Commute Sentences in Certain Cases

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Constitution of India Article 161 is part of Constitution of India - Power of Governor to Grant Pardons, Etc., and to Suspend, Remit or Commute Sentences in Certain Cases. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

The Governor of a State 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 against any law relating to a matter to which the executive power of the State extends.

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What does Constitution of India Article 161 provide?

Section Article 161 of the Constitution of India (Power of Governor to Grant Pardons, Etc., and to Suspend, Remit or Commute Sentences in Certain Cases) is reproduced on this page as part of the Constitution of India. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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