Public Administration in Ancient India c15.93

c15.93

³ Manu, 69-70. “But,” adds Manu, “the judge should consider the evidence of infants, aged and diseased persons as untrustworthy, likewise that of disordered minds.” VIII. 71. The competence of witnesses, in the opinion of Manu, should not be strictly examined in certain classes of criminal cases, e.g. violence, theft, adultery, defamation, and assault. VIII. 72.