Union Executive› President & Vice-President
Match the following :
| List I | List II |
|---|---|
| a. Reprieve | I. Reduce the amount of sentence without changing its character |
| b. Respite | II. Substitute one form of punishment for other of a lighter character |
| c. Remission | III. Awarding lesser sentence |
| d. Commutation | IV. A stay of execution of sentence |
Codes : a b c d
Answer a.
Option a: Reprieve – IV, Respite – III, Remission – I, Commutation – II. Article 72 (President) and Article 161 (Governor) name several forms of clemency, each with its own meaning. A reprieve is a temporary stay of execution of a sentence, especially a death sentence, so that the convict can seek a pardon or commutation: IV. A respite is the award of a lesser sentence than the one originally passed, because of a special fact such as the physical disability of the convict or the pregnancy of a woman offender: III. Remission reduces the amount of a sentence without changing its character, for example from two years' rigorous imprisonment to one year's rigorous imprisonment: I. Commutation substitutes a lighter form of punishment for the original one, for example death to rigorous imprisonment: II. The code is IV, III, I, II, which is option a.
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