Section 22: Act compelled by fear, threat not to be offence

1) No act done by a person who is compelled to do it by fear or threat exerted or made by another person carrying a deadly weapon or toxic or explosive substance that the other person would kill or cause grievous hurt to that person or his or her close relative if that person does not do that act immediately and there is a reasonable cause to apprehend that it would cause death or grievous injury to that person or close relative if such act is not done immediately shall be considered to be an offence.

Provided that such act shall be considered to be an offence if:

(a) Death or grievous hurt is caused,

(b) Rape is committed,

(c) An offence against the State is committed, or

(d) The doer of such act placed himself or herself in such situation of fear or threat, of his or her own accord or as a result of anything done by himself or herself.

2) A person who causes the offence to be committed by exerting fear or threat under sub-section (1) shall be punished by law as if he or she committed the offence by himself or herself.