Administrative System of the Marathas c19.s9.23

c19.s9.23

Here we shall take notice of another offence, adultery; the punishment being so far as the female offenders were concerned, slavery and penal servitude. They were, however, let off if any of their relations offered to stand surety for their future good conduct. In 1741-42 one such female slave was released on the application of her husband who offered to replace her by another slave.³⁹ In 1754-55 a Koli woman arrested on a charge of adultery was saved from the ignominy of a slave's life on the application of her caste people, but she had to pay a fine of Rs. 50.⁴⁰