Fact:
In the instant case, the Husband Held held out a threat of committing suicide to his wife and son if they did not execute a release deed in favor of his brother. The wife and son executed the release deed under the threat.
Issue / Questions:
The question was whether a threat of committing suicide amounts to coercion?
Held :
Court Held that the threat of suicide amounted to coercion within Section 15 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 and the release deed was, therefore, voidable"
In the instant case, the Husband Held held out a threat of committing suicide to his wife and son if they did not execute a release deed in favor of his brother. The wife and son executed the release deed under the threat.
Issue / Questions:
The question was whether a threat of committing suicide amounts to coercion?
Held :
Court Held that the threat of suicide amounted to coercion within Section 15 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 and the release deed was, therefore, voidable"
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