The Law Enforcement against Adultery Crime Actors

Abstract

The act of adultery is one of the criminal acts that is prohibited by the western legal system, the customary law system, and the Islamic legal system. Adultery is regulated in Article 284 of the Criminal Code, the crime of adultery is a crime that is included in the category of complaint offenses. So that only the injured party can sue for the occurrence of the adultery case, namely the legal partner of the adulterer. However, the system of proving the crime of adultery also often becomes a particular difficulty for those who are aggrieved because of the perpetrators of adultery, so raiding the perpetrators of adultery is a very effective alternative to ensnare the perpetrators. The number of cases of adultery is increasing day by day but very rarely touched by the law. The method used by the author in compiling the journal uses the Normative juridical method with the research specifications used in this research is descriptive analysis type. The results of the research show that adultery is an act that violates human nature and should not be committed by every human being, for those who commit adultery the threat of punishment in Article 284 of the Criminal Code is nine months in prison. Obstacles in adultery enforcement, namely evidence that is difficult to obtain and witnesses who are reluctant to give statements, are also factors that complicate the process of law enforcement against perpetrators of adultery. Article 284 of the Criminal Code provides a loophole for unmarried people to be able to commit adultery. In other words, unmarried men or women are not covered in this regulation.