Indonesian Criminal Code

Indonesian Criminal Code
States General of the Netherlands
    • Wetboek van Strafrecht
    • Kitab Undang-Undang Hukum Pidana
CitationStb. 1915, 732.
Territorial extentDutch East Indies and then Indonesia
Enacted byVolksraad of the Dutch East Indies
Royal assent15 October 1915[1]
Commenced1 January 1918
Repealed2 January 2026; 13 months' time (2026-01-02)
Amends
  • Wetboek van Strafrecht voor Nederlandsch-Indië (Staatsblad 1915: 732)
  • Criminal Code Act No. 1 of 1946
  • Criminal Code for the Entire Territory of the Republic of Indonesia and the Amendment of Such Code Act No. 73 of 1958
Amended by
Indonesian House of Representatives
Repealed by
Act No. 1 of 2023
Related legislation
  • Act No. 8 of 1951
  • Act No. 73 of 1958
  • Act No. 1 of 1960
  • Presidential Decree No. 16 of 1960
  • Presidential Decree No. 18 of 1960
  • Act No. 8 of 1961
  • Act No. 7 of 1974
  • Act No. 4 of 1976
  • Act No. 27 of 1999
Status: In force

The Indonesian Criminal Code (Dutch: Wetboek van Strafrecht, WvS), commonly known in Indonesian as Kitab Undang-Undang Hukum Pidana (lit. 'Law Book of Penal Code', derived from Dutch), abbreviated as KUH Pidana or KUHP), are laws and regulations that form the basis of criminal law in Indonesia. By deviating as necessary from Presidential Regulation dated 10 October 1945 No. 2, it stipulated that the criminal law regulations that are in effect are the Dutch criminal law regulations that existed on 8 March 1942.[2] Currently, the Republic of Indonesia has its own Criminal Code, that is due to take effect in 2026.[3]

  1. ^ Prihadi, Nihki. "Peraturan Menteri Ketenagakerjaan Nomor 13 Tahun 2022". Peraturan Menteri Ketenagakerjaan Nomor 13 Tahun 2022.
  2. ^ "UU No. 1 Tahun 1946 tentang Peraturan tentang Hukum Pidana [JDIH BPK RI]". peraturan.bpk.go.id.
  3. ^ https://rasindogroup.com/pengesahan-ruu-kuhp-menjadi-undang-undang/