1999 (4) TMI 99

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.... of the hire-purchase agreement, the appellant can be held to be the owner within the ambit of sub-section (3) of Section 60 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for short "the NDPS Act"). 2. Under sub-section (3) of Section 60 of the NDPS Act, any animal or conveyance used in carrying any narcotic drug or psychotropic substance is liable to confiscation, unless the owner ....

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....ced on a decision of a learned Single Judge of the Rajasthan High Court in the case of Punjan Kashmir Finance (P) Ltd. v. State. The expression "owner" has not been defined in the NDPS Act. There is also no dispute that under the hire-purchase agreement the title to the vehicle is retained with the appellant until and unless the entire hire-purchase money is paid back. But if the contention of the....