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Section 38

Instigating husband or wife to divorce or to neglect duties

of Syariah Criminal Offences (Federal Territories) Act 1997

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Section 38

Any person who instigates, forces or persuades any man orwoman to be divorced or to neglect his or her duties andresponsibilities as a husband or a wife shall be guilty of an offenceand shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding

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fivethousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding threeyears or to both.

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