 Pardon one of the five clemency powers bestowed upon the president of India under Article 72 and the governor of a state under Article 161 To pardon is to release a convict from any further punishment for a crime committed by the convict. It removes both sentence and conviction Pardon completely exempts the convict from all sentences punishments and disqualifications The president has the power to pardon a convict in all cases where the punishment or sentence is for an offense under any law relating to the union government's executive Whereas the governor has the power to pardon a convict if an offense under any law is relating to the state government's executive However, the pardoning power of a governor is not as broad as the president because the president of India is the only Authority who has the power to pardon a conviction by a court martial or a death sentence. Thank you Do subscribe to Shankara's Academy YouTube channel