Section 38. Instigating husband or wife to divorce or to neglect duties. (SYARIAH CRIMINAL OFFENCES (STATE OF PENANG) ENACTMENT 1996

Enactment No. 3 Of 1996
SYARIAH CRIMINAL OFFENCES (STATE OF PENANG) ENACTMENT 1996

PART V - MISCELLANEOUS OFFENCES

Section 38. Instigating husband or wife to divorce or to neglect duties.

Any person who instigates, forces or persuades any man or woman to be divorced or to neglect his or her duties and responsibilities as a husband or a wife shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding five thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both.