Court abolishes law on 'enticement' of married women
PUTRAJAYA: A pre-Merdeka law that punishes men who entice married women has been ruled as unconstitutional by the country’s highest court.
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PUTRAJAYA: A pre-Merdeka law that punishes men who entice married women has been ruled as unconstitutional by the country’s highest court.
PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court has ruled that Section 498 of the Penal Code, which makes it a crime for a man to entice a married woman, is unconstitutional.
Lawyer Jayarubbiny Jayaraj said Section 498 of the Penal Code violates women’s right to equality before the law. Read more at straitstimes.com.
PUTRAJAYA: A provision in the Penal Code that makes it a crime for men to entice married women is unconstitutional and should be abolished, the Federal Court has been told.