LEGAL SOURCES OF ANCIENT INDIA’S LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

The article reveals the general situation of the historical development of ancient Indian legal mind in the sphere of justice, analyzes the structure and procedure for implementing the basic procedural norms and institutions of judicial trial. Based on the specific legal norms of the ancient Indian sources of law - Arthashastra Cautilia and the Laws of Manu, the regularities of revealing and establishing the truth in the judicial proceedings are revealed. The article also discusses the procedural position of the parties and the court, the originality of the development of legal relationship between the parties and other participants in the trial.