Article 157 of Kuwaiti Penal Code

A person shall be deemed to have caused the killing of another person, even if his act is not the direct cause (2) Repealed pursuant to Decree-Law No. 9 of 2025 (3) Amended pursuant to Decree-Law No. 65 of 2025 (4) Added pursuant to Decree-Law No. 65 of 2025 Index of the Law 131 Home Page Kuwaiti Penal Code Law No. 16 of 1960 Promulgating the Penal Code and its Amendments or the sole cause of death, in the following cases: First: If the perpetrator inflicts harm upon the victim necessitating surgery or medical treatment, and this leads to the victim's death, provided that the operation or treatment was performed with the requisite expertise and care in accordance with the principles of medical practice. Second: If the perpetrator inflicts harm upon the victim which would not have led to death had the victim not failed to take the requisite medical and health precautions. Third: If the perpetrator induces the victim to commit an act leading to his death by using violence or threatening its use, and it is established that the act which led to the victim's death was the natural means of averting the threatened violence. Fourth: If the victim suffers from an illness or harm capable of leading to death, and the perpetrator, by his act, hastens the victim's death. Fifth: If the act does not lead to death unless accompanied by an act of the victim or other persons.