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कर्म अभिग्रहस् तु मुषित वेश्मनः प्रवेश निष्कसनम् अद्वारेण, द्वारस्य संधिना बीजेन वा वेधम्, उत्तम अगारस्य जाल वात अयन नीप्र वेधम्, आरोहण अवतरणे च कुड्यस्य वेधम्, उपखननं वा गूढ द्रव्य निक्षेपण ग्रहण उपायम्, उपदेश उपलभ्यम् अभ्यन्तरच् छेद उत्कर परिमर्द उपकरणम् अभ्यन्तर कृतं विद्यात् ॥
In cases of house breaking and theft the circumstances, such as entrance and exit effected through other than doors; breaking the door by means of special contrivances breaking the windows with or without lattice work, or pulling off the roof in houses consisting of upstairs, ascending and descending upstairs; breaking the wall; tunnelling; such contrivances as are necessary to carry off the treasure secretly hoarded, information about which can only be gathered from internal sources; these and other accessory circumstances of wear and tear cognisable in the interior shall tend to indicate the concern of internal hands in the crime, and those of reverse nature, external agencies.
english translation
विपर्यये बाह्य कृतम्, उभयत उभय कृतम् ॥
The blending of these two kinds of circumstances shall indicate both internal and external agencies.
english translation
अभ्यन्तर कृते पुरुषम् आसन्नं व्यसनिनं क्रूर सहायं तस्कर उपकरण संसर्गं, स्त्रियं वा दरिद्र कुलाम् अन्य प्रसक्तां वा, परिचारक जनं वा तद् विध आचारम्, अतिस्वप्नं, निद्रा क्लान्तम्, आविग्नं शुष्क भिन्न स्वर मुख वर्णम्, अनवस्थितम्, अतिप्रलापिनम्, उच्च आरोहण संरब्ध गात्रं, विलून निघृष्ट भिन्न पाटित शरीर वस्त्रं, जात किण संरब्ध हस्त पादं, पांसु पूर्ण केश नखं विलून भुग्न केश नखं वा, सम्यक् स्नात अनुलिप्तं तैल प्रमृष्ट गात्रं सद्यो दौत हस्त पादं वा, पांसु पिच्छिलेषु तुल्य पाद पद निक्षेपं, प्रवेश निष्कसनयोर् वा तुल्य माल्य मद्य गन्ध वस्त्रच् छेद विलेपन स्वेदं परीक्षेत ॥
Regarding crimes suspected to be the work of internal agencies: Any person of miserable appearance, present on the occasion, associated with rogues or thieves, and possessed of such instruments as are necessary for theft; a woman who is born of a poor family, or has placed her affections elsewhere; servants of similar condemnable character; any person addicted to too much sleep or who is suffering from want of sleep; any person who shows signs of fatigue, or whose face is pale and dry with voice stammering and indistinct and who may be watching the movements of others or bewailing too much; any person whose body bears the signs of scaling heights; any person whose body appears to have been scratched or wounded with dress torn off; any one whose legs and hands bear the signs of rubbing and scratching; any one whose hair and nails are either full of dirt or freshly broken; any one who has just bathed and daubed his body with sandal; any one who has smeared his body with oil and has just washed his hands and legs; any one whose foot-prints can be identified with those made near the house during ingress or egress; any one whose broken fragments of garlands, sandal or dress can be identified with those thrown out in or near the house during entrance or exit; any person the smell of whose sweat or drink can be ascertained from the fragments of his dress thrown out in or near the house;-- these and other persons shall be examined.
english translation
चोरं पारदारिकं वा विद्यात् ॥
A citizen or a person of adulterous habits may also be suspected.
english translation
सगोप स्थानिको बाह्यं प्रदेष्टा चोर मार्गणम् । कुर्यान् नागरिकश् च अन्तर् दुर्गे निर्दिष्ट हेतुभिः ॥
A commissioner (pradeshtá) with his retinue of gopas and sthánikas shall take steps to find out external thieves; and the officer in charge of a city (nágaraka) shall, under the circumstances sketched above, try to detect internal thieves inside fortified towns.
english translation