Article 72 Of The Constitution

Consider the following statements:

  1. Under the Article 72, the President of India can grant a pardon or reduce the sentence of a convicted person, particularly in cases involving capital punishment.
  2. The President can grant pardon in all cases where the sentence given is sentence of death but pardoning power of Governor does not extend to death sentence cases.
  3. The pardoning power of the President is absolute.

Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

A
Only 1
B
1 and 3
C
2 and 3
D
1, 2 and 3