History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v4.c63.723

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⁷⁹⁹ वणिग्विथीपरिगतं विज्ञातं राजपूरुषैः। अविज्ञाताश्रयात् क्रीतं विक्रेता यत्र वा मृतः। स्वामी दत्त्वार्धमूल्यं तु प्रगृह्णीत स्वकं धनम्। अर्धं द्वयोरपहृतं तत्र स्यान्न्याय्यव्यवहारतः॥ अविज्ञातक्रयो दोषस्तथा चापरिपालनम्। एतद् द्वयं समाख्यातं द्रव्यहानिकरं बुधैः॥ बृह., acc. to अपरार्क p. 775, कुल्लूक on मनु. VIII. 202 (the first two only); and कात्या. acc. to स्मृतिच. II. pp. 216-217, परा. मा. III. pp. 297 and 300, व्य. प्र. pp. 295-296. Law helps the vigilant. The rules under 'asvāmivikraya' are based on the doctrine that no one can confer a better title to the goods sold than he himself has (vide section 27 of the Indian Sale of Goods Act IX of 1930). The verses recognise an exception in cases where both purchaser and the real owner are equally at fault.