(a)an illegal act; or
Section history
Section 120A — Definition of criminal conspiracy
Consolidated view is experimental and may be broken for certain provisions.
Amendments
Section 120A — Original text to 1 January 2020superseded
When two or more persons agree to do, or cause to be done —
(b)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.
Explanation.—It is immaterial whether the illegal act is the ultimate object of such agreement, or is merely incidental to that object.
(1)When two200822008 or more persons agree to do, or cause to be done —
(a)an illegal act; or
(b)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.
Explanation 1.—It is immaterial whether the illegal act is the ultimate object of such agreement, or is merely incidental to that object.
(2)A person may be a party to a criminal conspiracy notwithstanding the existence of facts of which he is unaware which make the commission of the illegal act, or the act, which is not illegal, by illegal means, impossible.
Explanation.—It is immaterial whether the illegal act is the ultimate object of such agreement, or is merely incidental to that object.
[Indian PC 1860, s. 120A]
Section 120A — From 1 January 2020 (current)rewritten by Criminal Law Reform Act 2019
(1)When a person agrees with another person to commit an offence or cause an offence to be committed, such an agreement is designated a criminal conspiracy.
(2)A person may be a party to a criminal conspiracy despite the existence of facts of which he is unaware which make the commission of the offence impossible.
(3)A person may be a party to a criminal conspiracy even though any other person who agrees to commit the offence that is the subject of the conspiracy or to cause that offence to be committed does not intend to carry out that agreement.
(4)A person may be a party to a criminal conspiracy in Singapore to commit an offence outside Singapore, which would constitute an offence if committed in Singapore.
(5)A person may be a party to a criminal conspiracy to commit an offence in Singapore even though all or any of the acts constituting the criminal conspiracy were done outside Singapore.
Explanation.—It is immaterial whether the offence is the ultimate object of such agreement, or is merely incidental to that object.