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22nd. OCTOBER, 2013 :(b) isolating oneself in close proximity that can lead to suspicion that they are committing an immoral act, between one man and one woman or more who is not his wife or mahram, or between one woman and one man or more who is not her husband or mahram.

Indecent behaviour.

197. (1) Any person who commits an act of indecent behaviour in any a public place is guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or both.

(2) Any person who organises, persuades or encourages any other person to commit any act of indecent behaviour is guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $8,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or both.

Explanation—An act shall be deemed to be indecent if it tends to tarnish the image of Islam, deprave a person, bring bad influence or cause anger to the person who is likely to have seen the act.

Man posing as woman or vice versa.

198. (1) Any man who dresses and poses as a woman or any woman who dresses and poses as a man in any public place without reasonable excuse is guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or both.

(2) Any man who dresses and poses as a woman or any woman who dresses and poses as a man in any public place for immoral purposes is guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $4,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or both.

Instigating married man or married woman to divorce or neglect duties.

199. Any person who instigates, forces or persuades any Muslim man or Muslim woman to divorce or to neglect his or her duties towards his wife or her husband or children is guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $4,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or both.

Preventing Muslim married couple from cohabiting.

200. Any person who prevents a legally married Muslim couple from cohabiting is guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $4,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or both, and the Court shall order the couple to cohabit as a legally married couple. 1749