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New Delhi, Oct 11 The Supreme Court today held that the powers of President and Governor to grant pardon to a convict or to reduce the sentence imposed on him were subject to judicial review if there was an extraneous consideration in exercise of that power.
Quashing a decision of the then Andhra Pradesh Governor Sushil Kumar Shinde to remit the sentence of a convicted Congress activist, a Bench comprising Justice Arijit Pasayat and Justice S H Kapadia said the President and Governor have to keep in mind the effect of such pardon on the family of the victim.
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