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In which year was Chapter V-A, containing the general offence of criminal conspiracy, inserted into the…

Section 3 of Act 8 of 1913 inserted Chapter V-A, comprising sections 120A and 120B of the Indian Penal Code. The Code already treated conspiracy as one way of abetting an…

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In which year was Chapter V-A, containing the general offence of criminal conspiracy, inserted into the Indian Penal Code, 1860?

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Section 3 of Act 8 of 1913 inserted Chapter V-A, comprising sections 120A and 120B of the Indian Penal Code.

The Code already treated conspiracy as one way of abetting an offence, and a separate 1870 amendment had inserted the specific conspiracy offence in section 121A.

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Option A

The 1870 amendment inserted the specific section 121A conspiracy provision. The general Chapter V-A came later.

Option B

Act 8 of 1913 inserted Chapter V-A.

Option C

Chapter V-A had already been inserted in 1913.

Option D

The original Penal Code included abetment by conspiracy, but the general conspiracy offence came later.

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