## IPC 120A

### IPC 120A — Definition of criminal conspiracy
- https://unisonlegal.in/statutes/ipc/120A

> 120A. Definition of criminal conspiracy.-When 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:

1. Subs. by Act 10 of 2009, s. 51, for "voluntarily conceals, by any act or illegal omission, the existence of a design"
(w.e.f. 27-10-2009).
2. Subs. by Act 26 of 1955, s. 117 and the Sch., for "transportation for life" (w.e.f. 1-1-1956).
3. Ins. by Act 8 of 1913, s. 3.
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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.