law: Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011
  18. Punishment to Head of Department in certain
  
  cases.
  1.    Where
  
  an offence under this Act has been committed by any Department of Government,
  
  the Head of the Department shall be deemed to be guilty of the offence and
  
  shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly unless he
  
  proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge or that he
  
  exercised all due diligence to prevent the commission of such offence.
  2.    Notwithstanding
  
  anything contained in sub-section (1 ), where an offence under this Act
  
  has been committed by a Department of Government and it is proved that the
  
  offence has been committed with the consent or connivance of, or is
  
  attributable, such officer shall also be deemed to be guilty of that offence
  
  and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.