Punishment by the laws of the government

Expressions researched:
"government laws, but naturally he'll be punished" |"government's law, then you will be punished" |"government's laws will be punished" |"laws of government, but they are punished" |"punishable by the state law" |"punished by the law of the government" |"punished by the laws of the government" |"punished like this. That is government law" |"punished. The state laws" |"punishment by the law of the state" |"punishment by the state law" |"punishment in this government" |"punishment of state laws" |"punishment of the state laws"

SB Canto 3

When a man steals some money, if he is caught and agrees to return it, he is not freed from the criminal punishment. By the law of the state, even though he returns the money, he has to undergo the punishment.

SB 3.30.32, Purport:

Instead of utilizing this life to get liberation, if one uses it simply for the purpose of maintaining his so-called family and therefore performs foolish and unauthorized action, he is compared to a man who has lost his wealth and who, upon losing it, laments. When wealth is lost, there is no use lamenting, but as long as there is wealth, one has to utilize it properly and thereby gain eternal profit. It may be argued that when a man leaves his money earned by sinful activities, he also leaves his sinful activities here with his money. But it is especially mentioned herein that by superior arrangement (daivenāsāditam), although the man leaves behind him his sinfully earned money, he carries the effect of it. When a man steals some money, if he is caught and agrees to return it, he is not freed from the criminal punishment. By the law of the state, even though he returns the money, he has to undergo the punishment. Similarly, the money earned by a criminal process may be left by the man when dying, but by superior arrangement he carries with him the effect, and therefore he has to suffer hellish life.