Kautilya's Arthashastra 3.12.19

3.12.19

sārthenānvādhihasto vā pradiṣṭāṃ bhūmim aprāptaś corair bhagnotsṛṣṭo vā nānvādhim abhyāvahet //

If, through a merchant, a messenger is entrusted with a property for delivery to a third person (anvádhihasta) and such messenger does not reach the destined place, or is robbed of the property by thieves, the merchant shall not be responsible for it; nor shall a kinsman of the messenger who dies on his way be responsible for the property.