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RULES OF PROCEDURE ; ARREST.
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*53. Cowherds engaged in tending cattle; culti-
vators in the act of cultivation; artizans, while
engaged in their own occupations ; soldiers, during
warfare ;
* 54. One who has not yet arrived at years of
discretion ; a messenger ; one about to give alms ;
one fulfilling a vow ; one harassed by difficulties :
a person belonging to any of these categories must
not be arrested, nor shall the king summon him
(before a court of justice).
* 55. One accused of an offence must not lodge
a plaint himself, unless he have refuted the charge
raised by the other party. Neither (is he allowed
to accuse) one who has already been accused by
a different party. It is wrong to strike one again
who has already been struck (by another).
56. When he has proffered a charge, he must not
53, 54- ‘ One who has not yet arrived at years of discretion,’ i. e.
a boy. ‘ A messenger,’ whether employed in the affairs of the king,
or by a private person. ‘ One about to give alms,’ at one of the
‘ Parvan’ days (the days of the four changes of the moon). ‘ One
fulfilling a vow,’ performing a special religious observance. ‘ One
harassed by difficulties,’ i.e. one who has been befallen, at the time
being, by a calamity from the king or from fate. All persons in
any such situation must not be arrested. A.
55. The defendant, after having been accused by the plaintiff,
must not proffer a counter plaint against the plaintiff, without
having previously cleared himself of the charge raised against him-
self, because two different causes cannot be tried at one and the
same time. Neither must a new plaint be lodged against one
who has already been impeached by another, because one already
hit must not be hit again. If a deer has been first hit by one
huntsman, and is again hit by another hunter, the effort of the
latter is to no purpose. The first huntsman may justly claim the
deer, and not the second. A. Ya^vzavalkya II, 9.
56. ‘ He must not alter the charge,’ as e. g. by claiming a larger
or a smaller sum afterwards than he had done before If e. g. after
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*53. Cowherds engaged in tending cattle; culti-
vators in the act of cultivation; artizans, while
engaged in their own occupations ; soldiers, during
warfare ;
* 54. One who has not yet arrived at years of
discretion ; a messenger ; one about to give alms ;
one fulfilling a vow ; one harassed by difficulties :
a person belonging to any of these categories must
not be arrested, nor shall the king summon him
(before a court of justice).
* 55. One accused of an offence must not lodge
a plaint himself, unless he have refuted the charge
raised by the other party. Neither (is he allowed
to accuse) one who has already been accused by
a different party. It is wrong to strike one again
who has already been struck (by another).
56. When he has proffered a charge, he must not
53, 54- ‘ One who has not yet arrived at years of discretion,’ i. e.
a boy. ‘ A messenger,’ whether employed in the affairs of the king,
or by a private person. ‘ One about to give alms,’ at one of the
‘ Parvan’ days (the days of the four changes of the moon). ‘ One
fulfilling a vow,’ performing a special religious observance. ‘ One
harassed by difficulties,’ i.e. one who has been befallen, at the time
being, by a calamity from the king or from fate. All persons in
any such situation must not be arrested. A.
55. The defendant, after having been accused by the plaintiff,
must not proffer a counter plaint against the plaintiff, without
having previously cleared himself of the charge raised against him-
self, because two different causes cannot be tried at one and the
same time. Neither must a new plaint be lodged against one
who has already been impeached by another, because one already
hit must not be hit again. If a deer has been first hit by one
huntsman, and is again hit by another hunter, the effort of the
latter is to no purpose. The first huntsman may justly claim the
deer, and not the second. A. Ya^vzavalkya II, 9.
56. ‘ He must not alter the charge,’ as e. g. by claiming a larger
or a smaller sum afterwards than he had done before If e. g. after
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