Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1061

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

English translation of the principle

A clerical error in stating the case number. It has no effect on the validity of the judgment. Identification of the court that rendered the judgment. The determining consideration is the actual reality, not what was erroneously stated in its preamble. The hearing record's containing the correct statement. Its sufficiency.
Arabic original
الخطأ المادي في بيان رقم القضية. لا أثر له على سلامة الحكم. بيان المحكمة التي أصدرت الحكم. العبرة فيه بحقيقة الواقع لا بما ورد خطأ في ديباجته. اشتمال محضر الجلسة على البيان الصحيح. كفايته.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤١/١٩٩٨ جزائي جلسة ٢٩/١٢/١٩٩٨ القسم الرابع المجلد الثامن ص٤١٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 347. PDF pages: 340.

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