It is said that in Mandla if an unmarried girl becomes pregnant by a man of the caste the panchayat give her to him and fine him Rs.
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He then addresses the members of the caste panchayat or committee, who are standing on the bank, saying to them, 'Will you leave me in the mud or will you take me out?
"The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II"
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They have a caste panchayat or committee, with a headman called Mohtaria, and two officers known as Phopatia and Dukria.
"The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II"
R. V. Russell