Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 154

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

English translation of the principle

The accused's attempt to flee permits police officers to stop him to ascertain his true circumstances and investigate his situation. The condition for this. - Stopping the appellant and the remaining accused before they admitted the offence attributed to them, taking them to the police station and handing them over to the competent officer. An invalid arrest. Invalidity of the evidence derived from it. The reason for this. The challenged judgment's contravention of this. An error in the application of the law.
Arabic original
محاولة المتهم الهرب تبيح لرجال الشرطة استيقافه لتحري حقيقته واستكناه أمره. شرط ذلك. - استيقاف الطاعن وباقي المتهمين قبل أن يقروا بالجريمة المنسوبة إليهم واقتيادهم إلى مخفر الشرطة وتسليمهم للضابط المختص. قبض باطل. بطلان الدليل المستمد منه. علة ذلك. مخالفة الحكم المطعون فيه ذلك. خطأ في تطبيق القانون.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٩٢/٢٠٠١ جزائي جلسة ٢/٧/٢٠٠٢ القسم الخامس – المجلد الثاني عشر ص ٤٠٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 152. PDF pages: 145.

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