IPC Section 120B — Punishment of criminal conspiracy

criminal conspiracy

Criminal

Summary

If you are part of a criminal conspiracy to commit a serious crime—one that is punishable by death, life imprisonment, or at least two years of rigorous imprisonment—and no other part of this Code specifically punishes that conspiracy, you will be punished in the same way as if you had helped (abetted) that crime. For any other criminal conspiracy that does not involve such a serious crime, you can be punished with imprisonment for up to six months, or a fine, or both.

Official Text

Whoever is a party to a criminal conspiracy to commit an offence punishable with death, imprisonment for life or rigorous imprisonment for a term of two years or upwards, shall, where no express provision is made in this Code for the punishment of such a conspiracy, be punished in the same manner as if he had abetted such offence.
Whoever is a party to a criminal conspiracy other than a criminal conspiracy to commit an offence punishable as aforesaid shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term not exceeding six months, or with fine or with both.

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Related Judgments

  • YASH TUTEJA & ANR. vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS — Supreme Court of India (2024)
  • YASH PAL MITTAL vs STATE OF PUNJAB — Supreme Court of India (1977)
  • UNION OF INDIA vs YASMEEN MOHAMMAD ZAHID @ YASMEEN — Supreme Court of India (2019)
  • PRAMATHA NATH TALUQDAR vs SAROJ RANJAN SARKAR — Supreme Court of India (1961)
  • KEHAR SINGH & ORS. vs STATE (DELHI ADMN.) — Supreme Court of India (1988)
  • JATINDER PAL SINGH vs CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION — Delhi High Court (2022)

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