A.L. Mehra vs The State on 25 June, 1957
4. As stated in A.L. Mehra v. State a pardon is an act of grace which exempts the individual on whom it is bestowed, from the punishment the law inflicts for a crime he has committed. It is also stated therein that it is in substance and effect a contact between the State on the one hand and the person to whom it is granted on the other and that if the conditions of the grant of pardon are satisfied, the pardon takes full effect.