Article 167 of Kuwaiti Penal Code

Any head of a family caring for a minor who has not completed fourteen years of age n and who refrains from fulfilling his obligation to provide the minor with the necessities of life, thereby causing the child's death or (1) Amended pursuant to Decree-Law No. 65 of 2025. (2) Added pursuant to Decree-Law No. 65 of 2025. Home Page -- 133 Law Index Kuwaiti Penal Code Law No. 16 of 1960 Promulgating the Penal Code and its Amendments injury, shall be punished by the penalties mentioned in the preceding Article, according to whether the omission was intentional or unintentional, the offender's intent and the seriousness of the injuries, even if the minor was not incapable of providing himself with the necessities of life.