Hindu Polity: A Constitutional History of India in Hindu Times c29.25

c29.25

1. The accused person is arrested, and sent to the lock-up;
2. He is watched, treated kindly, and mildly interrogated;
3. He is subjected to a mild but minute interrogation called *Jusdi* and his answers are noted down;
4. He is examined more strictly and whipped at intervals; this is called *Tchra-di*;
5. If he makes any kind of confession, true or false, he is subjected to further prolonged examination, repeated whippings, and cruel tortures of various kinds;
6. If the case is serious and the Government becomes a party, he is taken to the Kalons or Ministers' Court;
7. This Court suggests to the *Gyal-tshab* (Regent), which is the highest Court of of the gaṇa as mentioned in the Mahā-Bhārata.¹ The Lichchhavi procedure was based on rules which were normally common to gaṇas.