Arthashastra 3.3.31: Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 3, Sutra 31
त एवागम्ययोरर्धदण्डाः तथा प्रतिषिद्धपुरुषव्यवहारेषु च । इति प्रतिषेधः ॥ कZ_०३.३.३१ ॥
ta evāgamyayor ardha-daṇḍāḥ tathā pratiṣiddha-puruṣa-vyavahāreṣu ca | iti pratiṣedhaḥ.
जब रिश्ता मना हो, तो जुर्माना आधा कर दो। यह रूल मना हुए लोगों के मामलों में भी लगता है। यह मना करने का पूरा रूल है।
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A mitigation principle: the state differentiates degrees of culpability by legal category and reduces punishment where the code deems the offense less aggravated.
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