Arthashastra 3.16.13: Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 16, Sutra 13
स चेदाचारक्रमं दर्शयेत न विक्रेतारं तस्य द्रव्यस्यातिसर्गेण मुच्येत ॥
sa ced ācārakramaṃ darśayeta na vikretāraṃ tasya dravyasyātisargeṇa mucyeta
अगर वो आदमी साफ़ कर देता है कि उसने सही तरीके से लिया है, तो उसे सिर्फ चीज़ वापस करके छोड़ नहीं देना। उसको पकड़ के रखना है। असली गुनहगार वो है जो बेच रहा था, उसको ढूंढना पड़ेगा।
FAQs
A duty to transact in a norm-compliant way—e.g., identifiable seller, witnesses, customary venue/time—so provenance can be verified.
Because the state’s objective includes suppressing the illicit supply chain; mere surrender without tracing the seller would allow fencing to continue.
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