Any person who has given a girl in marriage without announcing her guilt of having lain with another man shall not only be punished with a fine of 96 paṇas, but also be made to return any fees and bride-price. Any person receiving a girl in marriage without announcing the blemishes of the bridegroom shall not only pay double the above fine, but also forfeit the fees and bride-price he paid for the bride.
—Kautilya, in the Arthaśāstra, 3.15:14-15.
