Raj threatened to kill Chirag if he does not sell his house to Raj. Chirag out of fear signs the contract for selling his house to Raj. Which among the given options best suits the situation ?

(1) The contract is illegal

(2) The contract is voidable

(3) The contract is valid

(4) The contract is void

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Consent is an important criterion while entering into a contract. When two persons agree on the same thing in the same sense, it is termed as consent >Section 13@. Consent should be free and not caused by coercion, undue influence, misrepresentation, fraud or mistake. If consent is obtained by the influence of any one of the above said, then the consent so obtained is not free. It becomes voidable (avoid enforcement of contact) for the person whose consent is not free.
Here, the consent of B is not free. B can later avoid the sale on the ground that he was compelled to agree to the sale and the consent given was not free consent.