law: Hire-Purchase Act, 1972
  14. Obligation of hirer in respect of care to
  
  be taken of goods.-
  (1) A hirer in the absence of a contract to
  
  the contrary.-
  shall be bound to take as much care of the
  
  goods to which the hire-purchase agreement relates as a man of ordinary
  
  prudence would, under similar circumstances, take of his own goods of the same
  
  bulk, quality and value
  shall not be responsible for the loss,
  
  destruction or deterioration of the goods, if he has taken the amount of care
  
  thereof described in clause (a).
  (2) The hirer shall be liable to make
  
  compensation to the owner for any damage caused by failure to take care of the
  
  goods in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (1).