Chapter 100 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 100

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 100.49

गृहीतश्चैव पृष्ठश्च काले दृष्टः सकारण:। कच्चिन्न मुच्यते चोरो धनलोभानरर्षभ॥

gṛhītaścaiva pṛṣṭhaśca kāle dṛṣṭaḥ sakāraṇa:| kaccinna mucyate coro dhanalobhānararṣabha||

English Meaning

And, O best of men, is a thief, that has been caught, interrogated (as to his guilt), and found with the stolen property on his person, set free (by your men) from motives of gain.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)