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near the road, the responsibility falls on the herdsman and on the owner of the field."
As in the present day, unenclosed fields were used as common property for grazing cattle and for obtaining firewood.
Some equitable provisions are laid down by Vasish-
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tha about the right of way and about the evidence necessary in disputes about immovable property.
"It is declared in the Smriti that there are three kinds of proof which give a title to property, documents, witnesses, and possession; thereby an owner may recover property which formerly belonged to him.
"From fields through which there is a right of way a space sufficient for the road must be set apart, likewise a space for turning a cart.
