Q. Consider the following pairs:
President’s Powers Meaning
1. Respite Stay of the execution of a sentence for a temporary period
2. Reprieve Awarding a lesser sentence in place of one originally awarded
3. Remission Reducing the period of a sentence without changing its character
How many pairs given above are correctly matched?
Answer: A
Notes:
Exp) Option a is the correct answer.
Under Article 72 of the Constitution, the President shall have the power to grant pardons, reprieves, respites or remissions of punishment or to suspend, remit or commute the sentence of a person.
Pair 1 is incorrectly matched.
Respite – It denotes awarding a lesser sentence in place of one originally awarded due to some special fact, such as the physical disability of a convict or the pregnancy of a woman offender.
Pair 2 is incorrectly matched.
Reprieve – It implies a stay of the execution of a sentence (especially that of death) for a temporary period.
Pair 3 is correctly matched.
Remission – It implies reducing the period of a sentence without changing its character.
