Question

The entire fourth book of Kautilya's 'Arthashastra' deals with Kantaka Shodhana, which means _______.

• A. the suppression of criminals and other anti-social elements
• B. criminal justice
• C. both 'a' and 'b'
• D. intelligence and espionage

Answer 1

The correct option is B criminal justice

Arthashastra is an important Indian manual on the art of politics written by Kautilya. It contains books on the way the state’s economy is organized, how ministers should be chosen, how war should be conducted, and how taxation should be arranged and distributed. The fourth book deals with Kantaka Shodhana which means suppression of criminals and other anti-social elements and deals with criminal courts.