Question

PRINCIPLE: Whoever commits any act forbidden by the Indian Penal Code with a view to obtain the consent of any person to enter into an agreement, he cannot get the agreement enforced by law but person whose consent has been so obtained may get the agreement enforced by law. The Indian Penal Code defines various offences and prescribes punishments.
FACTS: A obtains the consent of B to enter into an agreement by an act amounting to criminal intimidation under the Indian Penal Code. A brings a case against B for performance of agreement.

• A. A will succeed in the case
• B. A may succeed in the case
• C. B will succeed in the case
• D. B will not succeed in the case

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

B will succeed in the case

B will succeed in the case as the principle states that when the consent of a person is taken by committing any act forbidden by IPC then such agreement cannot be enforced by la. Since, A took the consent of B by criminal Intimidation which is an act forbidden by IPC. Therefore, such agreement has no value in the eyes of law and cannot be enforced in any court of Law.