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A holds out a pistol over his own head and threatens to shoot himself if a release deed is not signed…

A threat to commit suicide, an act forbidden by the Indian Penal Code, made to compel another to enter into an agreement amounts to "Coercion" under Section 15 of the Indian…

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A holds out a pistol over his own head and threatens to shoot himself if a release deed is not signed by his wife in favour of his brother. A's wife signs the release deed. The consent to the agreement is caused

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A threat to commit suicide, an act forbidden by the Indian Penal Code, made to compel another to enter into an agreement amounts to "Coercion" under Section 15 of the Indian Contract Act, as recognised in Ammiraju v. Seshamma.

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