Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v2.c28.s3.t1.135
Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v2.c28.s3.t1.135
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v2.c28.s3.t1.135
¹ [Since the reorganization of the Courts of Justice and the introduction of criminal codes, trial by ordeal has been prohibited (Erskine iii. A. 132 ff.). In 1854 Sir H. Lawrence made a treaty with Mewār which provided that “no person be seized on the plea of sorcery, witchcraft, or incantations” (Lee Warner, Native States of India, ed. 1910, p. 305).]