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त्रि रात्राद् ऊर्ध्वम् अग्राह्यः शङ्कितकः पृच्छा अभावाद् अन्यत्र उपकरण दर्शनात् ॥

Three days after the commission of a crime, no suspected person (sankitakah) shall be arrested inasmuch as there is no room for questions unless there is strong evidence to bring home the charge.

english translation

tri rAtrAd Urdhvam agrAhyaH zaGkitakaH pRcchA abhAvAd anyatra upakaraNa darzanAt ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

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