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Article 161

Part VI — The States · Constitution of India

Article 161

Power of Governor to grant pardons, etc., and to suspend, remit or commute sentences in certain cases. 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.

In plain wordsA Governor can pardon a convicted person or reduce, suspend or change their sentence, but only for offences under laws that fall within the state's own powers. It mirrors the pardon power the President holds for central laws.
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