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Under section 15 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, a person intends to induce someone to enter into an…

Section 15 covers committing or threatening a forbidden act and unlawfully detaining or threatening to detain property to someone’s prejudice, where the conduct is intended…

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Under section 15 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, a person intends to induce someone to enter into an agreement. Which answer includes every listed type of conduct that can constitute coercion?

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Section 15 covers committing or threatening a forbidden act and unlawfully detaining or threatening to detain property to someone’s prejudice, where the conduct is intended to induce an agreement.

Section 8 of the General Clauses Act, 1897 ordinarily reads a reference to a repealed and re-enacted provision as a reference to its replacement. Section 351 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 covers the stated threat of unlawful injury used to compel a signature.

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Option A

Threatening a forbidden act with the stated intent can constitute coercion. The threat described can also amount to criminal intimidation under section 351 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. This answer gives only part of the complete set.

Option B

Unlawful detention of property to someone’s prejudice is a statutory route to coercion when intended to induce the agreement. This answer gives only part of the complete set.

Option C

A threat of unlawful detention to someone’s prejudice can qualify even before detention occurs. This answer gives only part of the complete set.

Option D

The prohibited-act route and both forms of unlawful detention are covered by section 15.

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