Hindu Administrative Institutions c10.s6.45

c10.s6.45

The punishments for offences were fines, reprimand, torture, imprisonment, sentence of death and banishment. The last was invariably for members of the Brahmana community.¹ Reprimand was for minor crimes. The imposition of fines was by no means at fixed rates. While Yājñavalkya² recommends 80,000, 40,000 and 20,000 *paṇas* for *uttama*, *madhyama* and *adhama* *sāhasas*, Kauṭalya and Manu recommend 1,000, 500 and 250 respectively.³