Caste in India: The Facts and the System c6.s7.42

c6.s7.42

Irrevocable expulsion is, I think, becoming more and more rare. Even for very serious offences it can scarcely ever be maintained against people who have some influence over their fellows or sufficient resources wherewith to disarm their severity. It is resorted to chiefly in cases where there is a question of punishing prolonged intercourse with despised and impure classes, or real crimes.