Many village councils use the punishments to humiliate the criminal or wrong-doers. In the past, men would be punished by boot-polishing the man's face black, putting a necklace of shoes put around his neck and then parading him around the village, for everyone to laugh and disgrace
Whipping was done with a whip, cane, rope, or something similar. Whipping was performed upon women, children, men of unsound mind, the impoverished, and the sick.Whipping, and the other forms of corporal punishment, would only be inflicted if the other three forms of punishment (admonition, censure, and fine) had failed to reform the offender
Branding was often reserved for Brahmins who had committed one of four acts: the murder of another Brahmin, incest, one who had stolen gold, and one who had drank wine.If one had killed another Brahmin, he would receive the brand of a human trunk on his forehead. For a Brahmin who committed incest, he would receive the brand of a female organ on his forehead. The Brahmin, who stole gold, would have the brand of a dog's foot on his forehead. Finally, the Brahmin, who had drunk wine, would bear the brand of a banner on his forehead. After being branded,the Brahmin would be made an outcast of his own country, and he would not be welcomed anywhere else due to the brand on his forehead. For all four castes,branding could be avoided if the offender performed the proper prāyaścitta.Men of other castes could be branded if they had an affair with the wife of-another; after, the offender would be banished as well
Banishment As indicated in the section on branding, one who had been punished by being branded would be banished from his particular community. The idea of banishment after being branded probably originated with the King. No respectable king would want to have offenders displaying such brands in his Kingdom. Besides being banished concurrently with branding, there were various other crimes that one could commit which would warrant being banished.. If a man, who belonged to a corporation situated in a village, broke an agreement due to greed, his punishment would be banishment. The Dharmaśāstras also proscribe breaking the bone of another,gambling, "...dancers, and singers, cruel men, men belonging to an heretical sect, those following forbidden occupations, and sellers of spirituous liquor"lest one should be banished. If one was to intentionally commit a crime, he would be banished as well. If one, who was able, was to sit idly by as a "village is being plundered, a dyke is being destroyed, or a highway robbery committed," he would be banished with his belongings. For those who damaged a town wall, broke a town gate, or filled a ditch near town would instantly be banished. For a lower caste man, who through deceit,survived by working in an occupation, belonging to one of a higher caste, the King ought to confiscate property and banish the lower caste man. A defendant,who had lost and denied the due owed, was to be banished. People who cheated others, took bribes, or gave wrong judgments, if they were assessors,would also be banished.
Confiscation of property In ancient Hindu society, the entire private property of an offender would be confiscated, as opposed to, present day where the Indian Penal Codes only confiscate the property used in the commission of the crime. In ancient India, there were seven kinds of crimes that warranted confiscation of property. The first crime was for an official, who accepted money from suitors,with poor intentions.. A trader, who exported goods that the King had a monopoly over or exporting an item that is forbidden, could have his property taken. The furniture of a woman, who disrespected her husband who is a drunkard or diseased, could be taken. An official, who is supposed to administer public affairs, but is also corrupted by wealth and has disrupted the business of another could have property taken.
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