तीरितं चानुशिष्टं च यत्र क्व चन यद् भवेत् । कृतं तद् धर्मतो विद्यान्न तद् भूयो निवर्तयेत् ॥ २३३ ॥
Whenever any (legal transaction) has been completed or (a punishment) been inflicted according to the law, he shall sanction it and not annul it.
english translation