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For an offence of Criminal Conspiracy under Section 61(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, the…

BNS s.61(1) defines criminal conspiracy as an agreement of two or more persons to do, or cause to be done, "an illegal act" or "an act which is not illegal by illegal…

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For an offence of Criminal Conspiracy under Section 61(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, the parties involved should agree to do or cause to be done an act:

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BNS s.61(1) defines criminal conspiracy as an agreement of two or more persons to do, or cause to be done, "an illegal act" or "an act which is not illegal by illegal means". Either limb is enough on its own, so the agreement need not have both an illegal object and illegal means, and neither limb alone is the whole definition.

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