Hindu Administrative Institutions c10.s2.18

c10.s2.18

² *Arthaśāstra*, Bk. iv. 9. 'A procurator in a king's court unjustly prosecuting an innocent man, should pay for his guilt with his life. The jailor or the person whose duty is to punish offenders with his own hands, should pay the fine himself in the event of his suffering a criminal duly 29 convicted and sentenced to escape from his custody.’ *Agni*, ccvii. 65-66 M. N. Dutt Trans.