The Vakataka–Gupta Age (circa 200–550 A.D.) c15.s19.2

c15.s19.2

Government could secure safety to its subjects both from foreign invasions and internal disturbances for a long time. It did not however put any restrictions in the movements of people, unless they were undertaken for the fraudulent purpose of avoiding taxation.¹ In the administration of criminal law there was a happy combination of justice and humanity; criminals were punished promptly, but the punishments were not inhuman. The police and C. I. D. were quite efficient in detecting crimes and bringing the delinquents before the law.