Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 162

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

English translation of the principle

The permissibility of a police officer stopping the appellant’s car to inspect his driving licence and its registration booklet. The basis thereof. - The police officer’s discovery, incidentally and without seeking it, of a piece of the narcotic hashish inside the cover of the appellant’s car registration booklet. Establishes a state of flagrante delicto. The appellant’s challenge in this regard. A manifestly unfounded defence which the judgment is not vitiated by disregarding.
Arabic original
جواز استيقاف رجل الشرطة سيارة الطاعن للاطلاع على رخصة قيادته ودفتر ترخيصها. أساس ذلك. - اكتشاف رجل الشرطة عرضاً ودون سعياً منه وجود قطعة من مخدر الحشيش داخل غلاف دفتر ترخيص سيارة الطاعن. يوفر حالة التلبس. نعي الطاعن في هذا الصدد. دفاع ظاهر البطلان لا يعيب الحكم الالتفات عنه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦٧٠/٢٠٠٧ جزائي جلسة ١٣/٥/٢٠٠٨ مجلة القضاء والقانون س ٣٦ ج ٢ ص ٥٥٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 154. PDF pages: 147.

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