Question

What are the various elements which are considered necessary to constitute a free consent?

Answer 1

Answer:

In the Indian Contract Act, the definition of Consent is given in Section 13, which states that “it is when two or more persons agree upon the same thing and in the same sense”. So the two people must agree to something in the same sense as well.

Free Consent has been defined in Section 14 of the Act. The section says that consent is considered free consent when it is not caused or affected by the following,

1. Coercion
2. Undue Influence
3. Fraud
4. Misrepresentation
5. Mistake