Kautilya's Arthashastra 3.20.22

3.20.22

devabrāhmaṇatapasvistrībālavṛddhavyādhitānām anāthānām anabhisaratāṃ dharmasthāḥ kāryāṇi kuryuḥ, na ca deśakālabhogacchalenātihareyuḥ //

Such transactions as pertain to gods, Bráhmans, ascetics, women, minors, aged persons, diseased persons and helpless creatures shall, though not be complained of, be settled by the judges themselves; and in such transactions as the above, excuses due to time, place, or possession shall not be pleaded.