उज्झितप्रनष्टनिष्पतितोपलब्धस्य देशकाललाभोपलिङ्गनेन शुद्धिः ॥ कZ_०४.६.१३ ॥
ujjhitapranaṣṭaniṣpatitopalabdhasya deśakālalābhopaliṅganena śuddhiḥ ।
For one who has obtained an item that was abandoned, lost, strayed/escaped, or later found, clearance is by corroborating circumstances of place, time, and manner of acquisition.
Contextual/circumstantial proof—where, when, and how the item was obtained—rather than mere assertion.