[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928) › c19.107 # The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times c19.107 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](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.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 - [Previous: c19.106](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c19.106) - [Next: c19.108](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c19.108) - [Up: c19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c19) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c19.107](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c19.107) · Pramāṇa