Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1105

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

English translation of the principle

Proof in criminal matters turns on the judge's conviction based on the evidence presented to him, unless the law restricts him to specified evidence for which it provides. - The law has not prescribed particular evidence to prove the offense of forgery. - There is no basis for objecting that the case papers lack technical evidence of the commission of the offense of forgery. The trial court is not obliged to appoint an expert so long as the matter is established to its satisfaction by the other evidence. - 355 - Criminal Procedure and Trials B- The court may refuse to put the defense's questions to witnesses:
Arabic original
الإثبات في المواد الجزائية العبرة فيه باقتناع القاضي بناء على الأدلة المطروحة عليه. ما لم يقيده القانون بدليل معين ينص عليه. - القانون لم يعين دليلاً معيناً لإثبات جريمة التزوير. - لا محل للنعي بخلو أوراق الدعوى من دليل فني على وقوع جريمة التزوير. محكمة الموضوع لا تلتزم بتعيين خبير مادام الأمر ثابتاً لديها من الأدلة الأخرى. - ٣٥٥ - إجراءات ومحاكمات جزائية ب- للمحكمة رفض توجيه أسئلة الدفاع للشهود:
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٨٧/٢٠٠٥ جزائي جلسة ٢٦/١٢/٢٠٠٦ القسم الخامس المجلد الثاني عشر ص١١٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 355. PDF pages: 348.

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