Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1453

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

English translation of the principle

Contemporaneity between being surprised by adultery or sexual intercourse and committing the act is a condition for the existence of the statutory excuse. Its absence and the effect thereof. The conditions for the excuse are not fulfilled. The basis thereof. Article 153 of the Penal Code. - The court is not obliged to respond to a manifestly invalid legal defence.
Arabic original
التعاصر بين المفاجأة بالزنا أو الوقاع وبين ارتكاب الفعل شرط لقيام العذر القانوني. انتفاء ذلك أثره. عدم تحقق شروط العذر. أساس ذلك. المادة ١٥٣ من قانون الجزاء. - الدفاع القانوني ظاهر البطلان لا تلتزم المحكمة بالرد عليه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٣١/١٩٩٥ جزائي جلسة ٧/١٠/١٩٩٦ القسم الثالث المجلد الرابع ص٤٤٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 414. PDF pages: 407.

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