Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1146

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

English translation of the principle

The challenged judgment's conclusion upholding the first-instance judgment of conviction. Its ruling to refrain from pronouncing punishment in respect of the principal penalty, but not the penalties of a fine and confiscation. The omission from the operative part of the judgment of the penalties of a customs fine and confiscation. This vitiates it and requires its partial cassation and correction by stating these two penalties in the operative part.
Arabic original
انتهاء الحكم المطعون فيه إلى تأييد الحكم الابتدائي الصادر بالإدانة. قضاؤه بالامتناع عن النطق بالعقاب بالنسبة للعقوبة الأصلية دون عقوبة الغرامة والمصادرة. خلو منطوق الحكم من النص على عقوبتي الغرامة الجمركية والمصادرة. يعيبه ويوجب تمييزه تمييزاً جزئياً وتصحيحه بالنص على هاتين العقوبتين في المنطوق.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٥٩/١٩٩٨ جزائي جلسة ٨/٣/١٩٩٨ القسم الرابع المجلد الثامن ص٣٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 370. PDF pages: 363.

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