Kautilya's Arthashastra 4.8.5
Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 4.8.5
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- Sanskrit
4.8.5
trirātrād ūrdhvam agrāhyaḥ śaṅkitakaḥ pṛcchābhāvād anyatropakaraṇadarśanāt //
Three days after the commission of a crime, no suspected person (sankitakah) shall be arrested inasmuch as there is no room for questions unless there is strong evidence to bring home the charge.
Translations (1)
- Kautilya's Arthaśāstra — R. Shamasastry 1915, English
Commentaries (4)
- Pratipadapañcikā — Bhaṭṭasvāmin, Sanskrit
- Cāṇakyaṭīkā — Bhikṣu Prabhamati, Sanskrit
- Nayacandrikā — Mādhavayajvan, Sanskrit
- Śrīmūla — T. Gaṇapati Śāstrī, Sanskrit