Manusmriti

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साक्ष्यभावे प्रणिधिभिर्वयोरूपसमन्वितैः । अपदेशैश्च संन्यस्य हिरण्यं तस्य तत्त्वतः ॥ १८२ ॥

sanskrit

On failure of witnesses let the (judge) actually deposit gold with that (defendant) under some pretext or other through spies of suitable age and appearance (and afterwards demand it back).

english translation

sAkSyabhAve praNidhibhirvayorUpasamanvitaiH | apadezaizca saMnyasya hiraNyaM tasya tattvataH || 182 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript