52 Issue of authorisation for transit of goods through the state

When a vehicle coming from any place outside the state and bound for any other place outside the state, and carrying goods referred to in sub-section (1) of section 51, passes through the state, the driver or other person in charge of such vehicle shall obtain in the prescribed manner an authorisation for transit of goods from the officer in charge of the first check post or barrier after his entry into the state and deliver it to the officer in charge of the last check post or barrier before his exit from the state, failing which it shall be presumed that the goods carried thereby have been sold within the state by the owner or person in charge of the vehicle;

Provided that the goods carried by such vehicle are, after their entry into the state, transported outside the state by any other vehicle or conveyance, the onus of proving that the goods have actually moved out of the state shall be on the owner or person in charge of the vehicle.