The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times c19.107

Language: English

c19.107

Justice still retained a primitive element in Kashmir. Once a fine is levied on the head of a family for misconduct on the part of a married woman.¹⁰ A king once sent for the books of a merchant and detected a forgery in his accounts. He promptly banished the merchant, deprived him of his property and made it over to the party wronged.¹¹

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