Mughal Administration c10.s5.22

c10.s5.22

∗ "If a man or woman steal, cut off their hands;...... this is an exemplary punishment appointed by God." (*Quran*, v. 37-38.) To this Jalaluddin Al-Bedavi adds the commentary: "For the first offence, the criminal is to lose his right hand which is to be cut off at the wrist; for the second offence, his left foot at the ankle; for the third, his left hand; for the fourth, his right foot; and if he continue to offend, he shall be scourged at the discretion of the judge." [Sale.]