Dharna

Maratha; this is called Dharna, [222] which consists in putting the debtor, be he who he will, into a state of restraint or imprisonment, until satisfaction be given or the money actually obtained.

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When the Bhats got back they collected to the number of a hundred and began to perform _Dharna_ against the Rana.

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A custom similar to that of _Dharna_ was called _Diwala nikalna_ or going bankrupt.

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Another common device was to thrust a spear-blade through both cheeks, and in this state to dance before the person against whom _Dharna_ was practised.

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This seldom failed to produce the desired effect, but should he actually die while in _Dharna_, the debtor's house was razed to the earth and he and his family sold for the satisfaction of the creditor's heirs.

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The ordinary method of _Dharna_ was to sit starving oneself in front of the door of the person from whom redress was sought until he gave it from fear of causing the death of the suppliant and being haunted by his ghost.

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Analogous to the custom of _traga_ was that of _Dharna_, which was frequently and generally resorted to for the redress of wrongs and offences at a time when the law made little provision for either.

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[307] The above account of _Dharna_ is taken from Colonel Tone's

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