Studies in Ancient Hindu Polity (Based on the Arthashastra of Kautilya), Vol. I c14.s2.28
Studies in Ancient Hindu Polity (Based on the Arthaśāstra of Kauṭilya), Vol. I c14.s2.28
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c14.s2.28
The crier is responsible for the collection and payment of the tax on the sale.² Any fraudulent announcement of sale of property of which the seller is not the proprietor is punishable with a fine of 24 paṇas. No sale can be kept in abeyance for more than a week, within which time the possession must be delivered to the buyer and the sale completed. If the purchaser is by fraud passed over and the property transferred to another, the irregularity is punishable with a fine of 200 paṇas. The punishment for other sorts of fraud is 24 paṇas.