IPC Section 120A: Definition of criminal conspiracy
Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Chapter 5A: Criminal Conspiracy
Repealed on 1 July 2024 and replaced by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS).
¶1When two or more persons agree to do, or cause to be done,-
¶(1) an illegal act, or
¶(2) an act which is not illegal by illegal means, such an agreement is designated a criminal conspiracy: Provided that no agreement except an agreement to commit an offence shall amount to a criminal conspiracy unless some act besides the agreement is done by one or more parties to such agreement in pursuance thereof.
¶Provided that no agreement except an agreement to commit an offence shall amount to a criminal conspiracy unless some act besides the agreement is done by one or more parties to such agreement in pursuance thereof.
¶Explanation.—It is immaterial whether the illegal act is the ultimate object of such agreement, or is merely incidental to that object.
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¶1. Ins. by Act 8 of 1913, sec. 3.
Study: explanations and related material
Now BNS 61 (same provision). IPC → BNS converterSource: BPR&D BNS–IPC corresponding section table (UP Police, 2024-06-28), p5
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