Kautilya's Arthashastra 3.13.34

3.13.34

apavyayamāne dvādaśapaṇo daṇḍaḥ, pañcabandho vā //

Disputes regarding wages shall be decided on the strength of evidences furnished by witnesses. In the absence of witnesses, the master who has provided his servant with work shall be examined. Failure to pay wages shall be punished with a fine of ten times the amount of wages (dasabandhah), or 6 panas; misappropriation of wages shall be punished with a fine of 12 panas or of five times the amount of the wages (panchabandho vá).