Manusmriti

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साक्षिणः सन्ति मेत्युक्त्वा दिशेत्युक्तो दिशेन्न यः । धर्मस्थः कारणैरेतैर्हीनं तमपि निर्दिशेत् ॥ ५७ ॥

sanskrit

Him also who says ’I have witnesses,’and, being ordered to produce them, produces them not, the judge must on these (same) grounds declare to be non-suited.

english translation

sAkSiNaH santi metyuktvA dizetyukto dizenna yaH | dharmasthaH kAraNairetairhInaM tamapi nirdizet || 57 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript