The demand for "Poorna Swaraj" (Complete Independence) as the aim of the Indian National Congress was officially accepted during the Lahore Session of the Congress in 1929. The Lahore Session, also known as the Lahore Congress, is particularly famous for the resolution of Poorna Swaraj, which laid the foundation for the independence movement in India. The resolution was passed on December 31, 1929.

Article 161 mentions the Pardoning Power of the Governor. It states that 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. 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.