https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=465940 A conviction for criminal conspiracy requires proof of an agreement to commit an illegal act, shown either by direct evidence or by cogent circumstantial evidence of conscious participation in a common design. Mere custody of a key under a dual lock system, without any overt act, recovery from the accused, or other conduct indicating concurrence with co-accused, was insufficient to establish a meeting of minds. The evidence disclosed no physical manifestation of agreement, and suspicion could not replace legal proof. The charge of conspiracy was therefore not proved and the conviction could not be sustained. en-us Thu, 25 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 16 Jan 2026 10:44:57 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=465940 A conviction for criminal conspiracy requires proof of an agreement to commit an illegal act, shown either by direct evidence or by cogent circumstantial evidence of conscious participation in a common design. Mere custody of a key under a dual lock system, without any overt act, recovery from the accused, or other conduct indicating concurrence with co-accused, was insufficient to establish a meeting of minds. The evidence disclosed no physical manifestation of agreement, and suspicion could not replace legal proof. The charge of conspiracy was therefore not proved and the conviction could not be sustained. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 25 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=465940