SECTION 120B IPC - Indian Penal Code - Punishment of criminal conspiracy

Description of IPC Section 120B

According to section 120B of Indian penal code,

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.

IPC 120B in Simple Words

Section 120B of the Indian Penal Code states that being part of a criminal conspiracy to commit a serious offense punishable with death or imprisonment can lead to punishment as if one had abetted the offense, while being part of a conspiracy for other offenses can result in imprisonment up to six months or a fine, or both.

Punishment of criminal conspiracy.--(1) Whoever is a party to a criminal conspiracy to commit an offence punishable with death, 2 [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 ...