Administrative System of the Marathas c19.s9.29

c19.s9.29

Girls thus condemned to slavery had to work hard in fortresses. Generally they had to do building work. But sometimes they were sold off like ordinary articles of sale. A Brahman Gangadhar Bhat Karve bought a female convict for Rs. 30 only in 1755-56.⁴³ The male offenders on the other hand were generally let off with a fine, and sometimes after a term of imprisonment.