Studies in Ancient Hindu Polity (Based on the Arthashastra of Kautilya), Vol. I c14.s2.59

c14.s2.59

Ownership in properties continues though the owner is away from the place where they lie, but the owner who neglects to question the enjoyment of his moveables by another for ten years continuously loses his right therein. The aged and the minors, the diseased and the distressed, the sojourners abroad and those who have forsaken the country for good, are exempt from this rule. The exemption also applies to cases where the assertion of title is prevented by absence due to political disturbances, as also to open and sealed deposits, pledges, treasure-troves, women, boundaries, and articles belonging to the priests and the State.¹