Manusmriti

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साक्ष्यभावे तु चत्वारो ग्रामाः सामन्तवासिनः । सीमाविनिर्णयं कुर्युः प्रयता राजसंनिधौ ॥ २५८ ॥

sanskrit

On failure of witnesses (from the two villages, men of) the four neighbouring villages, who are pure, shall make (as witnesses) a decision concerning the boundary in the presence of the king.

english translation

sAkSyabhAve tu catvAro grAmAH sAmantavAsinaH | sImAvinirNayaM kuryuH prayatA rAjasaMnidhau || 258 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript