Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 152

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

English translation of the principle

A private boat or motorboat in its owner's possession. May not be searched except in the circumstances and subject to the controls prescribed by law. Its owner's abandonment of it after being stopped to ascertain his situation and dispel the grounds for suspicion. Its effect. It may be searched. Finding narcotics in it constitutes an offense in flagrante delicto permitting arrest and search.
Arabic original
القارب أو الطراد الخاص الذي في حيازة صاحبه. عدم جواز تفتيشه إلا في الأحوال والضوابط التي رسمها القانون. تخلي صاحبه عنه بعد استيقافه لاستكناه أمره وإزالة دواعي الشبهة. أثره. جواز تفتيشه. العثور به على مخدر يشكل جريمة متلبس بها تجيز القبض والتفتيش.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٣٤/١٩٩٩ جزائي جلسة ١٣/٦/٢٠٠٠ القسم الرابع – المجلد السابع ص ٢٤٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 151. PDF pages: 144.

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