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A threat to commit suicide to obtain another's consent is:
ACoercion, since committing or threatening an act forbidden by the IPC amounts to coercion
BMere persuasion with no legal effect
CUndue influence, not coercion
DNot coercion, since suicide is not punishable
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Coercion, since committing or threatening an act forbidden by the IPC amounts to coercion
Although a completed suicide is not punishable, suicide is forbidden by the IPC; threatening it is threatening a forbidden act and so amounts to coercion under Section 15.
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