Syariah Penal Code · s 19

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s 19Consent known to be given under fear or misconception etc.

A consent is not such a consent as is intended by any provision of this

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(a)

if the consent is given by a person under fear of injury or under a misconception of fact, and if the person doing the act knows, or has reason to believe, that the consent was given in consequence of such fear or misconception;

(b)

if the consent is given by a person who, from unsoundness of mind or intoxication, is unable to understand the nature and consequence of that to which he gives his consent; or

(c)

if the consent is given by a person who is not baligh.