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Kautilya's Arthashastra 3.19.4

Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 3.19.4

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3.19.4

viśiṣṭeṣu dviguṇāḥ, hīneṣv ardhadaṇḍāḥ, parastrīṣu dviguṇāḥ, pramādamadamohādibhir ardhadaṇḍāḥ //

If the same offence is committed on persons of superior rank, the fines shall be twice as much: and on persons of lower rank, half of the above fines. If the same offence is committed on the women of others, the fines shall be doubled.

R. Shamasastry 1915, Kautilya's Arthaśāstra

If the offence is due to carelessness, intoxication, or loss of sense, the fines shall be halved.

R. Shamasastry 1915, Kautilya's Arthaśāstra

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