(Mv.I.42.1) [104] Now at that time it had been allowed by King Seniya Bimbisāra of Magadha that for one gone forth among the Sakyan-son contemplatives, nobody could do anything to him, (as he thought,) “The Dhamma is well-expounded. May they live the holy life for the right ending of stress.”
And at that time, a certain man, having committed a crime, was bound in prison Having broken out of prison, he went forth among the monks. People, on seeing him, said, “That’s the criminal who broke out of prison. Lets take him away.”
Some said, “Don’t say that, masters. It has been allowed by King Seniya Bimbisāra of Magadha that for one gone forth among the Sakyan-son contemplatives, nobody can do anything to him, (as he thinks,) ‘The Dhamma is well-expounded. May they live the holy life for the right ending of stress.’”
People criticized and complained and spread it about,
“These Sakyan-son contemplatives are unrestrained by fear — nobody can do anything to them.[2]
“How can they give the Going-forth to a criminal who has broken out of prison?”
They reported the matter to the Blessed One.
“Monks, a criminal who has broken out of prison should not be given the Going-forth. Whoever should give it: an offense of wrong doing.”