Penal Code Malaysia 2018
Punishment of offences committed within malaysia 3.
Penal code malaysia 2018. There are some sections in the penal code which may give some protection. Punishment of offences committed beyond but which by law may be tried within malaysia 4. 5 icmec education portal d.
This is the official consolidation including all amendments as at 15 november 1998. Women in malaysia have certain protection against domestic violence such as the domestic violent act 1994 and article 375 of the penal code prohibition of rape. 2015 section 375 rape.
However these only cover the physical forms of sexual harassment. Penal code act 574 section 509 kanun keseksaan akta 574 seksyen 509 employment act. Penal code section 376b.
Certain laws not to be affected by this code. March 2018 updated april 2019. But according to section 498 of our penal code the law will punish the person outside of the marriage.
Malaysia and singapore lexisnexis 2012 2nd ed ymc 2nd ed stanley yeo neil morgan and chan wing cheong criminal law in malaysia and singapore lexisnexis rev 2nd ed 2015 ymc ratanlal and dhirajlal s law of crimes. The revised version entered into force on 7 august 1997. A commentary on the indian penal code 1860 ck thakker m c thakker eds bharat law house 26th ed 2007 ratanlal 26th ed.
Penal code section 377c. Criminal procedure code 3 laws of malaysia act 593 criminal procedure code arrangement of sections pa r t 1 preliminary ch a p t e r 1 section 1. 16th september 1872 chapter i.
As the code is a guide for internal inquiry only it is hardly an effective measure against the problem. Committing carnal intercourse against the order of nature without consent etc. Saving of powers of high court 5.
Basically the person who the spouse cheats with would get charged. Maximum 5 years imprisonment. This act shall be called the penal code.
Laws of england when applicable pa r t ii provisions as to criminal courts ch a. The act was first enacted in 1936 as fms cap 45 and extended to have effect throughout malaysia with effect from 31 march 1976 by p. 5 20 years imprisonment and whipping.
The code was then revised and published in the gazette on 31 july 1997. The domestic violence act took over 10 years to be passed as a law in 1995. Shall be dealt with according to the provisions of this code for any act committed beyond malaysia in the same manner as if such act had been committed within malaysia.
You don t have to look too far because malaysia has quite a bunch of them too. Husband causing hurt in order to have sexual intercourse. 10 30 years imprisonment and whipping.
Laws of malaysia act 574 penal code arrangement of sections chapter i preliminary section 1. Trial of offences under penal code and other laws 4. Ordinance 4 of 1871 revised edition 2008 30th november 2008 an act to consolidate the law relating to criminal offences.
