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2.1996(3) Crimes 85 (SC) Satish Mehra Vs. Delhi Administration and Another.
3.1998(1) Crimes 219(SC) Central Bureau of Investigation Vs, V.C. Shukla and Others.
4.1997 CRL.L.J. 2559 L.K. Advani Vs. Central Bureau of Investigation
12. In first of the above said decisions i.e. in 2008(2) Crimes 263 (SC) it is observed at paragraph 18 as under:-
para 18: " The basic ingredients of the offences of criminal conspiracy are: (i) an agreement between two or more persons; (ii) the agreement must relate to doing or causing to be done either (a) an illegal act; or (b) an act which in not illegal in itself but is done by illegal means. It is therefore, plain that meeting of minds of two or more persons for doing or causing to be done an illegal act or an act by illegal means is sine qua non of criminal conspiracy. Yet as observed by this Court in Shivanarayan Laxminarayan Joshi & Ors. Vs. State of Maharashtra, a conspiracy is always hatched in secrecy and it is impossible to adduce direct evidence of the common intention of the conspirators. Therefore, the meeting of minds of the conspirators can be inferred from the circumstances proved by the prosecution, if such inference is possible".