Reformulasi Sanksi Tindak Pidana Perzinaan Dalam Pembaharuan Hukum Pidana Indonesia

Abstract

Article 248 of the Criminal Code has a very low sentence. Is an action that can be done by a man or
woman, one of whom is married and is a complaint offense that can only be complained of by the victim's
husband or wife. Most of the revisions to the adultery article were against the approved conviction and were
against the community. Article 284 imprisonment is only nine months imprisonment in article 484 the Penal
Code draft is five years in prison. With a low sentence makes the perpetrators of criminal acts do not use a
deterrent and this adultery article rarely appears while the impact of adultery can lead to crimes such as
abortion, domestic violence, and the impact of hernia. The purpose of discussing this thesis, namely; First,
To Understand Lawsuits in Indonesia. Second, to find out the renewal of criminal sanctions for adultery in
the renewal of Indonesian law.
This type of research used in this legal research is normative juridical method, this research is
descriptive, which is a study that discusses the topics described and detailed. Source of data used secondary
data and tertiary legal materials. The technique of collecting data in this study is the literature review
method after the data collected is then analyzed to draw conclusions.
From the results of research and discussion it can be concluded that, First, the act of adultery has
released norms / values of decency and is in conflict with all religions in Indonesia. Second, let us discuss
the follow-up of adultery which can be adjusted to the development of the community and their respective
regions so that it does not occur due to criminalization.
Keywords: Reformulation-Sanctions-Adultery-Criminal Law