Article 161 Constitution of India: Power of Governor to grant pardons, etc., and to suspend, remit or commute sentences in certain cases.

Category of Bare Act Name of the Act Year of Promulgation
Civil Laws The CONSTITUTION OF INDIA 1975
Act Number Enactment Date Chapter Number
36 1975-04-26 6
Chapter Title Ministry Department
The States Ministry of Law And Justice Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms

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.