Studies in Ancient Hindu Polity (Based on the Arthashastra of Kautilya), Vol. I c14.s1.27

c14.s1.27

¹ In this connection it should be noted that a person who overheard or saw a thing by stealth could be taken as a competent witness—रहस्य व्यवहारेऽपि पुरुष उपश्रुता उपद्रष्टा वा साची स्यात् राजतापसवर्जं । p. 176—साक्ष्याधिकारः. Other rules as to witnesses, that have been pointed out in connexion with legal procedure in general, apply also to contracts under proper circumstances.