Chandragupta Maurya and His Times c9.220

c9.220

The Officials levied fines for infringement of regulations, e.g., twice the toll for coming without a passport (*amudrāṇām*); eight times the toll for presenting a forged passport (*kūṭamudrāṇām*); 1¼ *paṇas* per bullock-load for presenting a fraudulently altered pass (*rājamudrā-parivartane*); or for fraudulent description (*nāmakṛite kārpāsādi dravyānāṁ tulādīnama-niveśena*) of goods. Smuggling was punished with forfeiture of goods smuggled (*tachcha tāvachcha daṇḍaḥ*).