Kautilya's Arthashastra 4.6.2

4.6.2

kṣīṇadāyakuṭumbam, alpanirveśaṃ, viparītadeśajātigotranāmakarmāpadeśaṃ, pracchannavṛttikarmāṇaṃ,-
māṃsasurābhakṣyabhojanagandhamālyavastravibhūṣaṇeṣu prasaktam, ativyayakartāraṃ, puṃścalīdyūtaśauṇḍikeṣu prasaktam,-
abhīkṣṇapravāsinam, avijñātasthānagamanam, ekāntāraṇyaniṣkuṭavikālacāriṇaṃ, pracchanne sāmiṣe vā deśe bahumantrasaṃnipātaṃ,-
sadyaḥkṣatavraṇānāṃ gūḍhapratīkārakārayitāram, antargṛhanityam, abhyadhigantāraṃ, kāntāparaṃ,-
paraparigrahāṇāṃ parastrīdravyaveśmanām abhīkṣṇapraṣṭāraṃ, kutsitakarmaśāstropakaraṇasaṃsargaṃ,-
virātre channakuḍyacchāyāsaṃcāriṇaṃ, virūpadravyāṇām adeśakālavikretāraṃ, jātavairaśayaṃ, hīnakarmajātiṃ,-
vigūhamānarūpaṃ, liṅgenāliṅginaṃ, liṅginaṃ vā bhinnācāraṃ, pūrvakṛtāpadānaṃ, svakarmabhir apadiṣṭaṃ,-
nāgarikamahāmātradarśane guhamānam apasarantam anucchvāsopaveśinam āvignaṃ śuṣkabhinnasvaramukhavarṇaṃ,-
śastrahastamanuṣyasampātatrāsinaṃ, hiṃsrastenanidhinikṣepāpahāraparaprayogagūḍha.ājīvinām anyatamaṃ śaṅketa // iti śaṅkābhigrahaḥ //

Persons whose family subsist on slender means of inheritance; who have little or no comfort; who frequently change their residence, caste and the names, not only of themselves, but also of their family (gotra); who conceal their own avocations and calls; who have betaken themselves to such luxurious modes of life as eating flesh and condiments, drinking liquor, wearing scents, garlands, fine dress, and jewels; who have been squandering away their money; who constantly move with profligate women, gamblers, or vintners; who frequently leave their residence; whose commercial transaction, journey, or destination is difficult to understand; who travel alone in such solitary places as forests and mountainous tracts; who hold secret meetings in lonely places near to, or far from, their residence; who hurry on to get their fresh wounds or boils cured; who always hide themselves in the interior of their houses; who are excessively attached to women; who are always inquisitive to gather information as to the women and property of others; who associate themselves with men of condemnable learning and work; who loiter in the dark behind walls or under shades; who purchase rare or suspicious articles in suspicious times or places; who are known for their inimical dealings; whose caste and avocation are very low; who keep false appearances or put on different caste signs; who change their ancestral customs under false excuses; whose notoriety is already marked; who, though in charge of villages, are terribly afraid of appearing before the prime minister and conceal themselves or go elsewhere; who pant in fear while sitting alone; who show undue agitation or palpitation of heart; whose face is pale and dry while the voice is indistinct and stammering; who always move in company with armed men; or who keep threatening appearance; these and other persons may be suspected to be either murderers or robbers or offenders guilty of misappropriation of treasure-trove or deposits or to be any other kind of knaves subsisting by foul means secretly employed.

Thus the seizure of criminals on suspicion is dealt with.