Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1490

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

English translation of the principle

The judgment's concluding that the accused should be punished under the articles of the charge, then returning to declare the appealed judgment correct in its decision to refrain from pronouncing punishment upon him, then ruling in its operative part to reverse the appealed judgment. Vitiates it by contradiction and incoherence and requires its cassation.
Arabic original
انتهاء الحكم إلى معاقبة المتهم بمواد الاتهام ثم عاد إلى التقرير بصواب الحكم المستأنف فيما قضى به من التقرير بالامتناع عن النطق بعقابه ثم قضى في منطوقه بإلغاء الحكم المستأنف. يعيبه بالتناقض والتخاذل ويوجب تمييزه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤١٣/٢٠٠٤ جزائي جلسة ٢٦/٤/٢٠٠٥ القسم الخامس المجلد الثالث عشر ص٤٦٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 421. PDF pages: 414.

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