What does IPC Section 120b say?

It says

  1. 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.
  2. 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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Adv. Deepanjan Chakraborty

  • Written by: Abhishek Yadav
  • Fact-checked: Adv. Piyush Tyagi
  • Updated on: March 24, 2026