[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [Administrative System of the Marathas](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sen-1923) › c19.s9.8 # Administrative System of the Marathas c19.s9.8 Administrative System of the Marathas c19.s9.8 - **Language:** English ### [c19.s9.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sen-1923.c19.s9.8) Although the guilty had to pay a fine according to his means, the innocent, if accused, could not escape without any payment. Perhaps that people should suspect him was thought a sufficient offence. In 1752-53 Rupaji bin Rambhaji Mudtadak was accused of pelting Setya, the younger son of Jakhoji bin Setyaji Bhadag Vanjare, to death, and although his innocence was proved, he had to pay a Harki of Rs. 1,500.³⁰ Elphinstone rightly remarks, "the innocent might sometimes suffer, but the guilty could scarcely ever escape." - [Previous: c19.s9.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sen-1923.c19.s9.7) - [Next: c19.s9.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sen-1923.c19.s9.9) - [Up: c19.s9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sen-1923.c19.s9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sen-1923.c19.s9.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sen-1923.c19.s9.8) · Pramāṇa