Solution:Article 161 of the Indian constitution mentions the power of Governor to grant pardons, etc and to suspend, remit or commute sentences in certain cases. It states that the Governor of a state, shall have the power to grant pardon, reprieve, respites or remissions of punishment or to suspend, remit or commute the sentence of any person convicted any law relating to a matter to which the executive power of the state extends. When a convict has committed an offence against state law, the concerned punishment can be granted the pardon, reprieve, respite and remission by the governor of the state.