Section 37
Any person who uses any force or threat—
of Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976
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Section 37
(a)
to compel a person to marry against his will; or
(b)
to prevent a person who has attained the age of twenty-one years from contracting a valid marriage, shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to a fine not exceeding three thousand ringgit or to both.