Asst. Prof.,
Criminal law in ancient India was mainly organized to control the public peace in the society and it was the primary responsibility of the king to control the society. Therefore, the king was called the upholder of punishment or dandadhari. Every law of ancient India was based on the principle of caste and Smriti law prescribes different punishments for different people on the casteline. This system might be obsolete today, but it has distinctive characteristic features of its own, this system was having description of every kind of crime and punishment thereof the then present in ancient society. We may collect those distinguished noble principles which still best suits to the present society.
