Section 8
Deriding, etc., Quranic verses or Hadith
of Syariah Criminal Offences (Federal Territories) Act 1997
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Section 8
Any person who, by his words or acts, derides, insults, ridiculesor brings into contempt the verses of Al-Quran or Hadith shall beguilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine notexceeding five thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term notexceeding three years or to both.