law: Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985
  60. Liability of illicit drugs,
  
  substances, plants, articles and conveyances to confiscation.
  (1) Whenever any offence punishable under Chapter IV has been
  
  committed, the narcotic drug, psychotropic substance, the opium poppy, coca
  
  pant, cannabis plant, materials, apparatus and utensils in respect of which or
  
  by means of which such offence has been committed, shall be liable to
  
  confiscation.
  (2) Any narcotic drug or psychotropic substance lawfully
  
  produced, imported inter-State, exported inter-State, imported into India,
  
  transported, manufactured, possessed, used, purchased or sold along with, or in
  
  addition to, any narcotic drug or psychotropic substance which is liable to
  
  confiscation under sub-section (1) and the receptacles, packages and coverings
  
  in which any narcotic drug or psychotropic substances, materials, apparatus or
  
  utensils liable to confiscation under sub-section (1) is found, and the other
  
  contents, if any, of such receptacles or packages shall likewise be liable to
  
  confiscation.
  (3) Any animal or conveyance used in carrying any narcotic drug
  
  or psychotropic substance, or any article liable to confiscation under
  
  sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) shall be liable to confiscation, unless the
  
  owner of the animal or conveyance proves that it was so used without the
  
  knowledge or connivance of the owner himself, his agent, if any, and the
  
  person-in-charge of the animal or conveyance and that each of them had taken
  
  all reasonable precautions against such use.