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Signature on stamp paper IPC 406 Is a sulahnama governed as Contract
31-Oct-2023 (In Criminal Law)
I sent a sulahnama on 100 Rs stamp paper during talks of mutual consent divorce with the opposite party and it was "signed" by me. The sulahnama contained terms of divorce and settlement. However the opposite party turned down the offer later , kept the sulahnama and thereafter instituted criminal case against me. The sulahnama has some incriminating contents against me if taken as acceptance/admittance by me. Am I legally bound as acceptance/admittance of statements of the contents even though the sulahnama was never accepted/consented/agreed/signed by the opposite party? Is a sulahnama governed by the Indian Contract Act?
A sulahnama or settlement deed is an agreement which arises when at least one person, the offeror, makes an offer and the person or persons to whom the offer is made, the offeree, accepts. There must be both an offer and an acceptance. If either is not present, there is no agreement and therefore no contract and it is not valid in the eye of law. However In the instant case you have not disclosed as to what are the allegations against you in the criminal case filed by the opposite party. You are advised to take help of a good lawyer into the matter.
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