Manusmriti

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साहसेषु च सर्वेषु स्तेयसङ्ग्रहणेषु च । वाग्दण्डयोश्च पारुष्ये न परीक्षेत साक्षिणः ॥ ७२ ॥

sanskrit

In all cases of violence, of theft and adultery, of defamation and assault, he must not examine the (competence of) witnesses (too strictly).

english translation

sAhaseSu ca sarveSu steyasaGgrahaNeSu ca | vAgdaNDayozca pAruSye na parIkSeta sAkSiNaH || 72 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript