Part VI · The Governor
Article 161 Power of Governor to grant pardons, etc., and to suspend, remit or commute sentences in certain cases.
This article gives the Governor the power of mercy in state matters. The Governor may grant pardons, reprieves, respites, or remissions of punishment. The Governor may suspend, remit, or commute a sentence. This covers offences against laws on which the state legislature can make laws. The Governor's power runs beside the President's under article 72.
- The Governor of a State shall have the power to grant pardons, reprieves, respites or remissions of punishment or to suspend, remit or commute the sentence of any person convicted of any offence against any law relating to a matter to which the executive power of the State extends.
What it means
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This article gives the Governor the power of mercy in state matters. The Governor may grant pardons, reprieves, respites, or remissions of punishment. The Governor may suspend, remit, or commute a sentence. This covers offences against laws on which the state legislature can make laws. The Governor's power runs beside the President's under article 72.