Disaster Management Act, 2005
55. Offences by
Departments of the Government.-
1.
Where
an offence under this Act has been committed by any Department of the
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 the Government and it is proved that the offence
has been committed with the consent or connivance of, or is attributable to any
neglect on the part of, any officer, other than the head of the Department,
such officer shall be deemed to be guilty of that offence and shall be liable
to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.