Laws of Malaysia: Act 574
Penal Code Section 496
Marriage ceremony gone through with fraudulent intent without lawful marriage
496. Whoever dishonestly or with a fraudulent intention goes through the ceremony of being married, knowing that he is not thereby lawfully married, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.
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