Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1397

The penalty prescribed for the crime of grievous bodily harm is imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years. - The penalty prescribed for a juvenile for crimes punishable by fixed-term imprisonment is a term not exceeding half the maximum prescribed by law. Its implication. The maximum penalty prescribed for this crime if committed by a juvenile is imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years. - In crimes of bodily harm whose penalty does not exceed imprisonment for five years, the victim may pardon the accused or reconcile with him. - Reconciliation or pardon by the victim. Its effect. It entails the same effects as an acquittal judgment. - The lawful guardian of a minor or absent person may reconcile with or pardon the accused. - The judgment's disregard of the lawful guardian's waiver vitiates it. An example.