Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1017

State of Kuwait · Criminal Procedure · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

The court's own examination of the forged documents. An essential trial procedure in the offense of forgery, required by its duty to scrutinize the principal evidence in the case. Failure to do so. Renders those procedures defective, invalidates the judgment, and requires its cassation.
Arabic original
إطلاع المحكمة بنفسها على الأوراق المزورة. إجراء جوهري من إجراءات المحاكمة في جريمة التزوير يقتضيه واجبها في تمحيص الدليل الأساسي في الدعوى. مخالفة ذلك. يعيب تلك الإجراءات ويبطل الحكم ويوجب تمييزه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٠٢/٢٠٠٤ جزائي جلسة ٢٠/٩/٢٠٠٥ القسم الخامس المجلد الثاني عشر ص٢٧٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 337. PDF pages: 330.

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