Kautilya's Arthashastra 7.16.5

7.16.5

grāmāraṇyopajīvivrajavaṇikpathānupālanam ujjhitāpasṛtāpakāriṇāṃ cārpaṇam iti sāntvam ācaret //

He should observe the policy of conciliation by promising the protection of villages, of those who live in forests, of flocks of cattle, and of the roads of traffic as well as the restoration of those who have been banished or who have run away or who have done some harm.