https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=302726 Criminal conspiracy requires proof of an agreement between at least two persons, so a lone accused cannot be convicted where the charge alleges conspiracy only among named persons and all other alleged co-conspirators are acquitted. Because the indictment did not allege an agreement with persons unknown, the acquittal of the named co-accused removed the legal basis for sustaining the conspiracy charge. The conviction under Section 120-B IPC was therefore held illegal and quashed, while the convictions and sentences for the other offences remained undisturbed. en-us Fri, 14 Oct 1955 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 14 Jun 2022 14:37:17 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=302726 Criminal conspiracy requires proof of an agreement between at least two persons, so a lone accused cannot be convicted where the charge alleges conspiracy only among named persons and all other alleged co-conspirators are acquitted. Because the indictment did not allege an agreement with persons unknown, the acquittal of the named co-accused removed the legal basis for sustaining the conspiracy charge. The conviction under Section 120-B IPC was therefore held illegal and quashed, while the convictions and sentences for the other offences remained undisturbed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 14 Oct 1955 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=302726