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    A Hindu man threatened suicide to coerce his wife and son into signing a release deed transferring their property rights to his brother. The majority of the Madras High Court held that threatening suicide constituted coercion under contract law, as attempting suicide is a criminal offense, rendering the release deed voidable.

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    A Hindu man threatened suicide to coerce his wife and son into signing a release deed transferring their property rights to his brother. The majority of the Madras High Court held that threatening suicide constituted coercion under contract law, as attempting suicide is a criminal offense, rendering the release deed voidable.

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    A Hindu man threatened suicide to coerce his wife and son into signing a release deed transferring their property rights to his brother. The majority of the Madras High Court held that threatening suicide constituted coercion under contract law, as attempting suicide is a criminal offense, rendering the release deed voidable.

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    Chikham Amiraju v Chikham Seshamma

    (1912) 16 IC 344 Madras High Court


    By threat of suicide, a Hindu induced his wife and son to execute a release in favour of his brother in
    respect of certain properties which they claimed as their own.

    It was held by a majority that the threat of suicide amounted to coercion within Section 15 of the Contract
    Act inasmuch as the attempting to commit suicide is an offence under section 309 of the Penal Code, 1860
    and by committing the offence he obtained consent from his wife and son to the contract. The release deed
    was, therefore, voidable.

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