134 ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE IN NEPAL, 



But if the taker of such pledge upon discovery of its being Guti, give it 

 up, then he shall not be fined. 



Forgery. — If any one, claiming under a deceased person, forge a bond 

 of debt due to the deceased, and produce the bond and witnesses in court, 

 demanding payment of debt as the representative of the deceased, and the 

 forgery be proved, the court shall award the forger loss of his right hand 

 and a heavy fine, and make him " touch the stone :" and from the other 

 party they shall take jitauri for the Sirkar. 



Sivindling. — If any one pretending to be the owner of land, pledge it 

 and borrow money on it, and the taker of the pledge discover the fraud and 

 complain in court : in case the matter is proved, the giver of such pledge 

 shall have his hand cut off ; the right owner of the land shall have his 

 own ; and the acceptor of the pledge be without remedy. 



Disputed Bonds. — If the heirs of a dead man produce an obligation for 

 money, all the witnesses to which are dead, and the debtor deny the bond, 

 and no other evidence can be had ; — if such a case be brought before the 

 Adalat, the court refers it to a Panchdyat or orders an ordeal, or tenders to 

 the parties the decisory oath. Thus, if they be Shiva-m&rgy Newdrs, it 

 orders either of them to put the Hari Vansa on his head, and take up the 

 money contested at his soul's peril if it be not his ; or if they be Bauddha- 

 mdrgy, it commands either to take the Pancha Raksha and do likewise. 

 The tax on such issues is ten per cent, from the winner and five per cent, 

 from the loser, or dasond-Msond, see § 13. 



N^pdl Residency, 29th January, 1831. 



