When during the trial of a case for an offence under this Act the Court
decides that anything is liable to confiscation under the foregoing section, the Court
may, after hearing the person, if any, claiming any right thereto and the evidence, if
any, which he produces in support of his claim, order confiscation, or in the case of
any article other than an intoxicant, hemp, mhowra flowers or molasses give the
owner an option to pay fine as the Court deems fit in lieu of confiscation :
Provided that no animals, cart, vessel, vehicle or other conveyance shall be confiscated if the owner thereof satisfies the Court that he had exercised due care in preventing the commission of the offence.
Provided that no animals, cart, vessel, vehicle or other conveyance shall be confiscated if the owner thereof satisfies the Court that he had exercised due care in preventing the commission of the offence.