History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v4.c63.499

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⁶⁴³ The punishment of whipping is allowed in England for several offences; vide 'Laws of England' (ed. by Lord Hailsham, vol. IX. pp. 229-230). In India under the Prisons Act (IX of 1894) by section 46 whipping is allowed for certain prison offences and under the Whipping Act (IV of 1909) whipping is awarded for certain offences such as theft, house-breaking, dacoity, rape and for juvenile offenders. In modern times many persons interested in criminology and penology condemn most strongly the sentences of death and whipping. परतन्त्रास्तु ये केचिद् दासत्वे ये च संस्थिताः। अनीशास्ते तु निर्दिष्टास्तेषां दण्डस्तु ताडनम्। स्त्रीबालोन्मत्तवृद्धानां दरिद्राणां तु रोगिणाम्। शिफाविदलरज्ज्वार्यैर्विधव्यान्नृपतिर्दमम् ॥ कात्या. q. in व्यव. नि. pp. 531-532.