चौरापहारधनमाण्डव्यनिग्रहन्यायः
The maxim takes its origin from the story that one day a thief commited theft in a Raja’s house and being pursued by the police ran away leaving the goods where Mandhavya Rishiwas engaged in devotion. The police came up there and arrested the Rishi and took him to court. The Rishi was punished for theft. It is used to denote that sometimes honest and innocent men have to suffer the consequences of the wicked conduct of villainous men.
