law: The Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Act, 2001
  42. Protection of
  
  innocent infringement.-
  Notwithstanding
  
  anything contained in this Act,-
   
  
   i.  
  
    a
  
  right established under this Act shall not be deemed to be infringed by a
  
  farmer who at the time of such infringement was not aware of the existence of
  
  such right; and
   
  
   ii.  
  
    a
  
  relief which a court may grant in any suit for infringement referred to in
  
  section 65 shall not be granted by such court, nor any cognizance of any
  
  offence under this Act shall be taken, for such infringement by any court
  
  against a farmer who proves, before such court, that at the time of the
  
  infringement he was not aware of the existence of the right so infringed.