6. “Capital punishment” under this Code, means that the wife shall run away to her paternal roof, or to some other friendly house, with the intention of not returning in a hurry.
7. The following punishments are also provided for minor offences.
FIRST, Contemptuous silence on the part of the wife.
SECONDLY, Frowns.
THIRDLY, Tears and lamentation.
FOURTHLY, Scolding and abuse.
CHAPTER IV
GENERAL EXCEPTIONS
8. Nothing is an offence which is done by a wife.
9. Nothing is an offence which is done by a husband in obedience to the commands of a wife.
10. No person in the married state shall be entitled to plead any other circumstances as grounds of exemption from the provisions of the Matrimonial Penal Code.
CHAPTER V
OF ABETMENT
11. A person abets the doing of a matrimonial offence who
FIRST, Instigates, persuades, induces, or encourages a husband to commit that offence,
SECONDLY, Joins him in the commission of that offence, or keeps him company during its commission.
EXPLANATION
A man not in the married state or even a woman, may be an abettor.
