Section 619: To return leased goods

1) Except as otherwise provided for in the contract of lease, if the contract of lease is terminated for any reason, the lessee shall return the goods leased under this Chapter to the lessor within thirty-five days of the termination of the contract of lease.

Provided that, in the case of an immovable property, the lessor shall be deemed to be entitled, ipso facto, to possess that property after thirty-five days of the termination of the contract of lease.

2) The lessee shall return the goods leased pursuant to sub-section (1) to the lessor on the same condition as they were received at the time of lease.

Provided that the lessee shall not be liable for any natural decay or depreciation caused by the possession and use of the goods.

3) If a record of the goods or accessories and spare parts thereof has been maintained at the time of leasing the goods, the goods and accessories and spare parts thereof according to such record shall also be returned, while returning the leased goods pursuant to sub-section (1) or (2).

Provided that the accessories or spare parts that get lost or destroyed in the course of possession and use, according to the nature of the goods, need not be returned.