Section 302 of the Penal Code carries a mandatory death...

Section 302 of the Penal Code carries a mandatory death sentence for murder. Possession of arms is an offence punishable by death. Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 on possessing and distributing drugs carries a mandatory death sentence.
The Malaysian High Courts only try criminal cases punishable with the death penalty.
Under Hudud laws, an unmarried women who is pregnant faces the death penalty.
Five persons were executed in 2001, including a woman. Four in 2002. The King alone is empowered to commute death sentences.
In January 2003 the death penalty was instated as punishment for rapists who cause death and child rapists.