ENACTMENT NO. 9 OF 1995
SYARIAH CRIMINAL OFFENCES (SELANGOR) ENACTMENT 1995

PART IV - OFFENCES RELATING TO DECENCY



Section 25. Sexual intercourse out of wedlock.

(1) Any man who performs sexual intercourse with a woman who is not his lawful wife shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding five thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to whipping not exceeding six strokes or to any combination thereof.

(2) Any woman who performs sexual intercourse with a man who is not her lawful husband shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding five thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to whipping not exceeding six strokes or to any combination thereof.

(3) The fact that a woman is pregnant out of wedlock as a result of sexual intercourse performed with her consent and while she is fully conscious of the act shall be prima facie evidence of the commission of an offence under subsection (2) by that woman.

(4) For the purpose of subsection (3), a woman who gives birth to a fully developed child within a period of less than six months qamariah from the date of her marriage shall be deemed to have been pregnant out of wedlock.




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