Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1116

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

English translation of the principle

The absence from the Criminal Procedure and Trials Law of a provision specifying the method of serving documents on prisoners. The provision of Article Ten of the Civil and Commercial Procedure Law must be applied, which requires delivery of copies of the service document to the prison director or whoever acts in his stead.
Arabic original
خلو قانون الإجراءات والمحاكمات الجزائية من نص يبين طريقة إعلان الأوراق للمسجونين. وجوب تطبيق نص المادة العاشرة من قانون المرافعات المدنية والتجارية التي أوجبت تسليم صور الإعلان لمدير السجن أو من يقوم مقامه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦٧٣/٢٠٠١ جزائي جلسة ١٤/٥/٢٠٠٢ القسم الخامس المجلد الثالث عشر ص١٨٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 364. PDF pages: 357.

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