Consider the following statements about the pardoning power enjoyed by the President of India The pa...........

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Consider the following statements about the pardoning power enjoyed by the President of India

The pardoning power of the President is independent of the Judiciary as it is an executive power.
The President while exercising this power sits as a court of appeal.
The object of conferring this power on the President is to keep the door open for correcting any judicial errors in the operation of law and to afford relief from a sentence, which the President regards as unduly harsh.

Select the correct statement.

1&2 only

2&3 only

1&3 only

All of the above

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Explanation:

Pardoning power of the president
Article 72 of the Constitution empowers the President to grant pardons to persons who have been tried and convicted of any offence in all cases where the:

Punishment or sentence is for an offence against a Union Law;
Punishment or sentence is by a court martial (military court); and
Sentence is a sentence of death.

The pardoning power of the President is independent of the Judiciary, it is an executive power. But, the President while exercising this power, does not sit as a court of appeal. The object of conferring this power on the President is two-fold:

to keep the door open for correcting any judicial errors in the operation of law; and,
to afford relief from a sentence, which the President regards as unduly harsh.

Hence only statement 1&3 are correct.