PUTRAJAYA July 18 — A provision in the Penal Code that criminalises men for enticing married women is unconstitutional and should be abolished, a lawyer told the Federal Court five-member bench today.
She said the amendment made to Article 8 of the Federal Constitution by including the word “gender” proved that the Parliament, as the lawmaker in Malaysia, signified that women and men are to be seen as equals and to have equal rights. The matter came up before the Federal Court bench comprising Chief Justice Tun Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat, Chief Judge of Malaya Datuk Mohamad Zabidin Mohd Diah and Federal Court judges Datuk Harmindar Singh Dhaliwal, Datuk Abu Bakar Jais and Datuk Abdul Karim Abdul Jalil today.
Under Section 498 of the Penal Code, the man can be sentenced to two years in jail or fined or both if convicted.
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)
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