IPC Section 120A — Definition of criminal conspiracy

criminal conspiracy

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Summary

When two or more people agree to do something illegal, or agree to do something legal using illegal methods, that agreement is called a criminal conspiracy. However, if the agreement is not to commit a specific crime, then it only becomes a criminal conspiracy if at least one person involved takes some action to carry out the agreement.

Official Text

When two or more persons agree to do, or cause to be done:
an illegal act, or
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.

Related Judgments

  • MAJOR E. G. BARSY vs THE STATE OF BOMBAY — Supreme Court of India (1961)
  • Date of Decision: 27.05.2015; RAJA RAM vs STATE — Delhi High Court (2015)
  • PRAMATHA NATH TALUQDAR vs SAROJ RANJAN SARKAR — Supreme Court of India (1961)
  • P.V. NARASIMHA RAO ETC. ETC. vs STATE (CBL/SPE) ETC. ETC — Supreme Court of India (1998)
  • BALDEV SINGH vs STATE OF PUNJAB — Supreme Court of India (2009)
  • CHAMAN LAL & ORS. vs STATE OF PUNJAB & ANR — Supreme Court of India (2009)

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