Penal Code (Malaysia)
The Penal Code is the primary law that codifies most criminal offences and procedures in Malaysia. Majority of criminal offences such as murder, theft, robbery, rape, forgery, rioting, terrorism and treason fall under the purview of this Code. The current form of Malaysian Penal Code was originated from the Federated Malay States Penal Code enacted in 1936, which has many similarities with the Indian Penal Code.
Structure
Penal Code of Malaysia, in its current form, sub-divided into twenty three chapters, comprises five hundred and eleven sections. The code starts with an introduction, provides explanations and exceptions used in the code, and covers a wide range of offences.Chapter IV: General Exceptions
;Right of Private DefenceChapter VIA: Offences Relating to Terrorism
;Suppression of Terrorist Act and Support for Terrorist Act;Suppression of Financing of Terrorist Acts
Chapter XIII: Offences Relating to Weights and Measures
Chapter XVI: Offences Affecting the Human Body
;Offences Affecting Life;Causing Miscarriage; Injuries to Unborn Children; Exposure of Infants; and Concealment of Births
;Hurt
;Wrongful Restraint and Wrongful Confinement
;Criminal Force and Assault
;Kidnapping, Abduction, Slavery and Forced Labour
;Hostage-Taking
;Rape
;Incest
;Unnatural Offences
Chapter XVII: Offences Against Property
;Theft;Extortion
;Robbery and Gang-Robbery
;Criminal Misappropriation of Property
;Criminal Breach of Trust
;Receiving Stolen Property
;Cheating
;Fraudulent Deeds and Dispositions of Property
;Mischief
;Criminal Trespass