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Criminal Procedure Code 2010 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 16 · Sentences
329. Mode of executing sentence of caning
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(2)
[Deleted by Act 5 of 2024 wef 31/07/2026]
(3)
The rattan used to carry out the sentence of caning must not be more than 1.27 centimetres in diameter.
(4)
In the case of a juvenile, caning is to be inflicted with a light rattan.
juvenile
Defined · s 2
“juvenile” means a person who, in the absence of legal proof to the contrary, is 10 years of age or older but below 18 years of age in the opinion of the court;