i|: Should the Mantris be found guilty of witchcraft, they shall be fined one
hundred thousand. ..
XL
Boundaries or Limits of Lands named Tugu.
By which; is meant landmarks,' suchtas stones, trees- of1 fences, or whtro^fr^se
serves to’ form attKeBclosurei ’ '•»
- This” may.and does often become a subject of litigation,' especially where anything
has been planted: With respect to lands of inheritance';'2 ,With',res(ie'ct^o"’su^h
as have been, givep: away; 3, With respect to those wljich have been purchased.; 4,
With respect’to tlj.Qse.in which something has been planted.
jDisputes -arising on stay of those subjects'are 'proper to be' litigated; ' and in
settling them, besides examining such witnesses aslthere may be, H^w®*banecbssary
to consult the old men of the village, as- well as the Lura who -Collects thb'anhU&l
land revenue^ before a decision can be given.
The true proprietor of-a -piUSs>:of land under dispute, will be lie wbovcad. prOy e
his having enclosed it; and the true proprietor of any crop, will’be he who can prove
his: having sown or planted if. '
Pr.oof is to be obtained by administering an oath,”which is done bvfimm^rsion in,
water, or-by drinking it.
XII: /
He in whose bands is-vested the power of administering justice, must be wgll
acquainted with the nature of the'ten" following’’ftMng^J and know how' totpioceed'-
in regard to them, viz. 1, Informations; '2, Grounds for a lawsuit?;1 3,EBgeb.proper
time for tria l; d,vThe occupation Und condition-of the parties; sought
by the parties*; 6, The prosecution; 7, The defence^' 8^ Pleading not guilty; 0,
Evidence; 10, Eye-witnesses.
,A sufficiency of evidence alone will obtain a favorable decision; and _when“the
witnesses brought forward to prove any fact do not upon- examination do so,, the
party who summoned them ought to be cast and also fined? •
' XIV.
With regard to the Pdncha baka, which is the' cas^of1 a woman accused byLfour men1
of fornication ; :if on examination these four men do not agree intheii-' testimony,,they
ought to be put to death, or else fined agreeably to the Jana trSsna, which leaves
it;to those who have charge of the woman to determine the extent of the fine.
;XV.
There are two descriptions ’of orders, viz. ’ 1. Pur&sa, or those Which cojne from ,the
Raja or from an enemy; 2, Papar&ntahan, or those of the Bopatif“'
I f the Bopdti is more severe or more lenient than he ought to be, he shall be
fined one hundred thousand, or else agreeably to the Sdbda spdra, which is the
arbitrary will of the Sovereign.
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APPENDIX
The following are thirty diffeWg^ifS.o^-lawsuits;' viz.
ifgimra iddarigffiyrlierd .one who is accused of theft points Neither ahofher person
^%,,‘fLmMng ajpers'on^reSents a"paper-’t& the court,! with something
additional written qgdeajjiJje signature and date of it. rj
3,, Mfng\^^.pun^gmg,.w'der& awpersonftdestroyhWs' ’property while he has a
4 .gdrSUn /d&rin'g • the-courfe'bf. a lawsuif leaves his
MlSter ior jehie^j and goe8ij;qi:an,otheY.
where a person concerned! in'a d a ^ u iti either magnifies 'or ‘lessens
the statoqf .fhe..cafe,,; r»
. i6? Ng{qnka pdtra, where a person denies his ow,n hand-writing.
’ perr$dw, where,;a person »intending .to .kill another' goes *and 'lives on
’terms of intimacy with him.'
whema.pers6*mmfirst-making a^omplaint, of his owii-accord
brings e^jdence ha support of it. .
p* -MgQ&ka fteidrw, where, a^person »has; anlawsuit,-which another than his own
chief is acquainted with the merits of.
i,t49* fSfXM nmg^jdqjp;, where a person- dbjects^to^his'owir wj:th'e'sse”sl o
wt?re A pexsonnfi^ia ithing- and:dofes<nk'tak1?itVo so’iSe proper
person where heAiyes.^ v ; i ' " .
wdtang, i. e. the case, o f a person who is'thwfffsftto- bring-efcdenle.^ -*
iffy** Sud&Alkm&f h e. a thing -belonging >to lwo persoiis-ahd-found by a-third*
the i point forthwith litigated, and . decided in ■ favor,of - the former, each of vvhom
hopes to get it: the thing, however, cannot-he&insfoffedbtb-'either, or1 to any of
their relations.; itijinust be, appropriated.for the'-purpose of assisting in defraying-the
expenses .of ;the; state..
^ .mm&mbif, where ;a -person first-of allcalte'upahf only one pefsofr as a
%nd afterwards,-when thecauseds dfemded/wishes’^ d 'f e c e 'f a r th if^ e n c f e ':’
>$asdstra.peralara, where a person'presents.a written' s"fat^met?feh'is grievances
without a date to it.
■ dng’iihtrdja, where a person engageihdn a lawsuit speaks hesitatingly j- and’'" at
the t o e time refers to some respectable p e r^ .^ i-lh e ' truth’df whalhVw^Td-asserf.1
. Chini ropdti, where a personiaots jn a compulsory manner towardalhe people or
relations of another.
18, Kdprarldga, where a person, in reply to a question pqttfrfliiWj1 refers*to onetavho
■'is.deadggd
- ■ Abindu pdya, or the case of a breach of promise.
^20,. NUepfyrp, where therebj.ect|Of-theclawsuit is for the recovery of dutil^^or-any
thing else a long time due.
fP K
J avail Laws.
21, Maddt