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Monday, 2 July 2012

What is Coercion

Coercion
In simple words, coercion is the threat used by one party against another for compelling him to enter an agreement. Section 15 of the Indian Contract Act defines coercion as the committing or threatening to commit any act forbidden  by Indian Penal Code or an unlawful detaining or threatening to detain, any property of any person with the intention of inducing any person to enter into an agreement. It is immaterial whether the Indian Penal Code is or not in force in the place where the corecion is employed.


Coercion is said to have been employed when a person was forced to enter into a contract by use or under the threat of use of physical force by the other person committing or threatening to commit any act forbidden by Indian Penal Code.


It is important to note the intention o the person using the coercion and against whom it is used.

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