Law · Criminal Law
Assertion (A): Section 120A of the IPC dictates that any agreement to commit a legal act through illegal means requires an overt action beyond mere agreement to be considered a conspiracy. Reason (R): A mere agreement to commit a punishable offence qualifies as a criminal conspiracy without the need for a further overt act. Which one of the following options is correct?
- 1Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true✓
- 2Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false
- 3Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A)
- 4Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
Correct answer
Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true
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