Malaysia legislation
Section 17
Section 17
New section 352a
The Code is amended by inserting after section 352 the following section:
“Punishment for using criminal force by spouse 352a. Whoever, during the subsistence of a valid marriage, assaults or uses criminal force on his spouse shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to two thousand ringgit, or with both.”.
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