Administrative System of the Marathas c19.s9.3

c19.s9.3

"Upon that Shidoji bin Firangoji Kadam surnamed Ludge, half Patil of the village, Anaji Tukdev and Janardan Baburao Kulkarni and other Rayats were summoned to the Huzur. After proper enquiry and by the evidence of the Patil, Kulkarni, and the Rayats of the village, the charge of the three murders was proved against the aforesaid Sultanji and Baji. This dispute had to be disposed of, and according to the suggestion of the Panchayat it was ordered that out of the Inam lands of Sultanji and Baji Patil and the Mirasland of the Kunbi two houses and sixty-five bighas of lands with boundary duly described should be granted to the complainant as a hereditary Inam." This document not only shows that a Panchayat was appointed for trying homicides, but also that the relatives of the murdered person had to be compensated by the murderer.