"COERCION" DEFINED "Coercion" is the committing or threatening to commit, any act forbidden by the Indian Penal Code
45 of 1860)-, or the unlawful detaining, or threatening to detain, any property, to the prejudice of any person whatever, with the intention of causing any person to enter into an agreement. Explanation: It is immaterial whether the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860)-is or is not in force in the place where the coercion is employed.