(1) A person, in the capacity of a possessor,
shall, subject to law, have the following rights:
(a) To uninterruptedly possess the property in his or her
possession, subject to the laws in force or the contract,
if any, entered into in relation to the property,
(b) To use any benefits of the property in his or her
possession.
(2) In the event of acquisition of, by a person, the
possessory right in bona fide over any property owned by anyone
else, the person shall be entitled to reimbursement from the owner
of that property for essential expenses incurred in the management,
maintenance or care of such property while it was under his or her
possessory right.
(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section
(2), the former possessor shall be entitled to retain such property
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with him or her unless and until the expenses referred to in that subsection
are reimbursed.
(4) If a bona fide possessor of any property not in his or
her ownership has attached any goods to such property, the
possessor shall be entitled to detach or take out the goods so
attached by him or her from the property without tempering with
such property.