Section 127
Ill-treatment of spouse
of Islamic Family Law (Federal Territory) Act 1984
ActIn forceProvision 129 of 138
Section 127
(1)
A man who ill-treats his wife or cheats his wife of her property, or a woman who ill-treats her husband or cheats her husband of his property, commits an offence and shall on conviction be punished with a fine not exceeding one thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both.
(2)
The Court may as an additional order direct the man or woman who has been convicted under subsection (1) to compensate the wife or husband who has been cheated of her or his property, as the case may be.