Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985
72. Recovery of sums due to Government.
(1) In respect of any license fee or other sum of any kind
payable to the Central Government or to the State Government under any of the
provisions of this Act or of any rule or order made thereunder, the officer of
the Central Government or the State Government, as the case may be, who is
empowered to require the payment of such sum, may deduct the amount of such sum
from any money owing to the person from whom such sum may be recoverable or due
or may recover such amount or sum by attachment and sale of the goods belonging
to such persons and if the amount of the same is not so recovered, the same may
be recovered from the person or from his surety (if any) as if it were an
arrear of land revenue.
(2) When any person, in compliance with any rule made under this
Act, gives a bond (other than a bond under section 34 and section 39) for the
performance of any act, or for his abstention from any act, such performance or
abstention shall be deemed to be a public duty within the meaning of section 74
of the Indian Contract Act, 1872; and upon breach of the conditions of such
bond by him, the whole sum named therein as the amount to be paid in case of
such breach may be recovered from him or from his surety (if any) as if it were
an arrear of land revenue.