Reviewed case brief
Kehar Singh v. Union of India
AIR 1989 SC 653
The decision defining the scope of Presidential pardon power under Art. 72 in the context of the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Year
- 1989
- Subjects
- Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita
- Reviewed
- 2026-06-29
Rule established
President's power to grant pardon under Art. 72 is of the widest amplitude. The President can examine the case on merits independent of judicial findings.
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