Arthashastra
स्वयं ग्राहेण आहृतं प्रत्यानीय तन् निष्क्रयं वा प्रयच्छेत् ॥
If the king is unable to recover such things, he shall either allow any self-elected person (svayamgráha) to fetch them, or pay an equivalent ransom to the sufferer.
english translation
svayaM grAheNa AhRtaM pratyAnIya tan niSkrayaM vA prayacchet ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript