Section 23

Any woman who performs sexual intercourse with a manwho is not her lawful husband shall be guilty of an offence andshall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding five thousandringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three yearsor to whipping not exceeding six strokes or to any combinationthereof.

The fact that a woman is pregnant out of wedlock as a resultof sexual intercourse performed with her consent shall be primafacie evidence of the commission of an offence undersubsection (2) by that woman.

For the purpose of subsection (3), any woman who givesbirth to a fully developed child within a period of six qamariahmonths from the date of her marriage shall be deemed to have beenpregnant out of wedlock.