Section 30E(6) in The Kerala General Sales Tax Act, 1963
(6)No order confiscating any vehicle of vessel shall be made under sub-section (4), if the owner or the person in charge of the vehicle or vessel proves to the satisfaction of the authorized officer that it was used for carry the notified goods without the knowledge or connivance of the owner himself, his agent, if any, or the person in charge of such vehicle or vessel and that each of them have taken all reasonable and necessary precautions against such use.