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State of Kuwait · Statutory text

Article 33 of Code of Criminal Procedure and Trials

English translation

If the person giving the undertaking commits a crime punishable by imprisonment or a more severe penalty during the period of the undertaking, the court convicting him may, in addition to sentencing him to an aggravated penalty for that crime, require him to pay the amount undertaken or a lesser amount. The provisions governing fines shall apply to the amount that he is required to pay, and, if there is a surety, he shall stand as guarantor for payment of that amount. If, however, the person giving the undertaking has deposited financial security, the court may order its forfeiture. In whole or in part.
Arabic original
إذا ارتكب المتعهد جريمة يعاقب عليها بالحبس او بأشد من ذلك في مدة التعهد، فللمحكمة التي تحكم بإدانته ، فضلا عن الحكم عليه بعقوبة مشددة عن هذه الجريمة، ان تلزمه بدفع المبلغ المتعهد به او بمبلغ ،اقل، وتسري على المبلغ الذي تلزمه بدفعه احكام الغرامة، وإذا وجد كفيل فإنه يكون ضمانا للوفاء بهذا المبلغ. أما إذا كان المتعهد قد أودع تأمينا ماليا ، فللمحكمة ان تأمر بمصادرته. كلـه او بعضه.

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