Section 84

Any male person who is found living together or cohabiting or confining or hiding in any place with a female person who is not his mahram other than his wife which arouses suspicion that they are committing a sinful act shall be guilty of an offence of khalwat and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding two thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both.

Any female person who is found living together or cohabiting or confining or hiding in any place with a male person who is not her mahram other than her husband which arouses suspicion that they are committing a sinful act shall be guilty of an offence of khalwat and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding two thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both.

Any male person who is found together with more than one female person who are not his wives nor his mahram in a deserted place or inside a room of any building or in an isolated place in a circumstance which gives rise to suspicion that they are committing a sinful act shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding two thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both.

Any female person who is found together with more than one male person who are not her husbands nor her mahram in a deserted place or inside a room of any building or 24

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in an isolated place in a circumstance which gives rise to suspicion that they are committing a sinful act shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding one thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both.

The Court shall order that any female person found guilty of an offence under this section be committed to a welfare home for a period of three years.

Aborting or killing the unborn child.